Sick and tired of seeing draws being rewarded in Test matches: Brad Hogg

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former Australia Spinner Brad Hogg expressed that he was ‘drained’ of groups in Take a look at cricket receiving factors for attracts. The blunt assertion comes after Australia and India drew curtains on the fourth and closing Take a look at in Ahmedabad on stage phrases on Monday, March 13.

Based mostly on the present algorithm for the World Take a look at Championship (WTC), groups are handed 4 factors within the case of a draw. Whereas, 12 factors are rewarded for the profitable crew and 6 factors within the case of a tie within the contest. Talking on his YouTube channel, the previous Aussie leggie opined that groups shouldn’t be handed factors for attracts in Take a look at cricket.

“I do not suppose groups ought to be getting factors for drawing a match. I’m simply sick and uninterested in seeing attracts being rewarded,” expressed Hogg.

Notably, Rohit Sharma and Co. received the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 after remaining on stage phrases within the Ahmedabad Take a look at.

The Ahmedabad pitch was very poor: Brad Hogg

Hogg made a slew of blunt remarks following the conclusion of the ultimate match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The 52-year-old was left infuriated as he lashed out on the pitch curators within the collection and slammed the Ahmedabad pitch for producing a uninteresting draw within the fourth red-ball conflict.

“It was a mean pitch within the first two matches, a poor pitch within the third one. For me, the Ahmedabad pitch was very poor, although there was a bit of bit in there for the bowlers, it was only a useless pitch and there was not a lot leisure on the market for the spectators. There ought to be greater penalties for curators creating poor pitches that aren’t appropriate for Take a look at cricket,” added Hogg.

In the meantime, crew India and Australia have certified for the WTC Closing scheduled to be performed on June 7 at The Oval in London. Courtesy of New Zealand’s last-ball thriller In opposition to Sri Lanka of their first Take a look at, crew India formally stamped their ticket to the finale of the worldwide ICC occasion. Following the top of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Males in Blue sq. off in opposition to the Aussies in a three-match ODI collection, commencing on Friday, March 17.