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Pitch imperfect? The message from the BCCI may have been on uniformity in pitch preparation, but doubts over the neutral-venues concept continued to be raised after the opening round of the Ranji Trophy. The Mumbai-Tamil Nadu opener in Lahli, a marquee clash in Group A, finished in a little over two days, with 34 out of the 38 wickets to fall taken by the fast bowlers.It was basically a very green pitch, Abhishek Nayar, who made an unbeaten 45 to help Mumbai scrape home by two wickets, told ESPNcricinfo after the game. Initially, there was a very thick covering of grass that made it very tough for stroke-play. What made things more difficult was the outfield was super slow, so getting boundaries was not easy.It wasnt too different in Ranchi, where Chhattisgarh beat Tripura by nine wickets. While Yashpal Singh, Tripuras most experienced batsmen, termed it a rubbish pitch, Sulakshan Kulkarni, Chhattisgarhs head coach, also wasnt pleased with the surface despite his side recording a historic win. The wicket was up and down right from the start, he said. You are supposed to have consistent bounce to begin with, but here it was scooting low and shooting up right from the start. There wasnt a blade of grass. Surely better wickets can be prepared. Whats the use of playing on these kind of surfaces even after adopting neutral venues?Maharashtras loss to Jharkhand at the Karnail Singh Stadium, which was banned from hosting first-class cricket for a year in 2012, also threw the spotlight on the 22 yards. Kedar Jadhav, who scored two half-centuries in a losing cause for Maharashtra, was fuming after the game. If a match gets over in close to three days, it is not a good sign for cricket. It has to be a good quality pitch, where you get four days of competitive cricket, he told the Times of India. The result does not matter. The match has to last for four days. That is how the quality of cricket in general will rise.Uthappa, Gautam swap no more One of the reasons cited for possible discord within the Karnataka set-up during the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy was that of Robin Uthappa and CM Gautam, two of their most experienced players, being in the middle of an unwanted restructuring. Karnataka began to alternate wicketkeeping duties between Uthappa and Gautam at the behest of KSCA secretary Brijesh Patel in order to facilitate Uthappas return to international cricket as a wicketkeeper-batsman. The decision, which gave Karnatakas batting coach J Arun Kumar sleepless nights, resulted in a bit of friction as Gautam confessed that switching between fielding and wicketkeeping was a little irritating.In a bid to return to winning ways, the team management has made it clear to both players about their roles this time around. Last season was a learning for me; I understood a little more about team chemistry, Uthappa told the Hindu. The chemistry works with CM keeping, and I respect that. For me, it was learning, and Ive accepted that learning and grown with that.Shreyas, Shardul boost for Mumbai Mumbai will be boosted by the returns of Shardul Thakur and Shreyas Iyer for their second match against Baroda in Delhi. 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NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was cancelled midway through the first period.New Zealand allrounder Mitchell Santner has been ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan after fracturing his right wrist while training for a domestic game. He was struck on the wrist while at practice for Northern Districts, ahead of their Plunket Shield - New Zealands domestic first-class tournament - game against Canterbury.In a release, New Zealand Cricket said an x-ray revealed the fracture, which also put him in doubt for the second Test. The two-Test series begins in Christchurch on November 17, with the second match due to begin on November 25 in Hamilton.After such a strong tour of India, its really disappointing for Mitch to pick up this injury ahead of the first match of the home summer, coach Mike Hesson said. Were unsure whether Mitch will be available for the second Test at this stage, but well be monitoring his recovery closely and look forward to having him back.Santners left-arm spin had pproved to be very effective during the three-Test series in India.dddddddddddd He finished the visitors joint-highest wicket-taker with fast bowler Trent Boult, taking 10 wickets in a series which they lost 3-0. Following the closely-contested ODIs, which they lost 3-2, where Santner was the most economical of New Zealands bowlers, captain Kane Williamson tagged him the standout performer of the tour.He has been outstanding. Although conditions are favourable to spinners here there are a lot of spinners who come here and struggle, Williamson had said. Mitch has performed day in and day out. His change of pace and his ability to spin the ball was a great asset to have. Not to mention his batting and his fielding as well.New Zealand have yet to name their squad for the Pakistan series. ' ' '