Fever pitch(-worma)

The next match is in Kotla, and there we go with the pitch talk...as is common before the matches in India. This one's going to be either green, or brown...will support pace or spin...or sporting wicket...you know...the usual routine.

But the Indian team management, if this report is to be believed (your call), wants a 'sporting' track with something for pacers early on.

Mukherjee said the Indian team management wanted a pace-friendly surface. "‘It would be a fair pitch. The pacers bowlers getting the advantage early, while later in the game, after wear and tear, the spinners can fancy their chances," he said.