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T20 World Cup organisers have taken a desperate measure to fix the much-criticised New York pitch for the India-Pakistan match..
Rising criticism against the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium pitch in New York, which has been labelled "dangerous", sparked speculations on whether ICC would want to move the blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan to a different venue..
While the rumours were brushed aside in a fresh report leading up to the big T20 World Cup game on Sunday, it further added that ICC has been forced to take desperate measures to fix the New York pitch.The.
Nassau County track was subject to heavy criticism earlier this week after Sri Lanka was folded for just 77 runs in a low-scoring match against South Africa in the T20 World Cup opener at the venue before the uneven bounce led to India captain Rohit Sharma's injury during the match against Ireland..
A report in Times London revealed that in a desperate measure not to move the India-Pakistan game away from New York, with the uneven bounce caused by grassy veins in the track, the organisers levelled the pitch using a roller, thus pushing back the grass veins and flattening out the surface..
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