'We Expect Something To..': KKR's Chandrakant Pandit Breaks Silence On Pitch Controversy
The nature of the pitch at Kolkata Knight Riders' home venue has been in discussion ever since skipper Ajinkya Rahane wished to get more support for his spinners.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ head coach has said that the team is ready to play on any pitch that they are provided with, but they would always expect to get a track to their liking when they play home games, as debates continue to rage over Eden Gardens pitch curator’s statements after the opening game of IPL 2025.
The nature of the track at Kolkata’s home venue has been in discussion ever since skipper Ajinkya Rahane wished to get more support for his spinners at the Eden Gardens.
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The venue’s pitch curator had said after the game that he wouldn’t change the nature of the Eden Gardens pitch till he was the helm, drawing a lot of flak.
“As a coach, as a team management, we always… whatever the surface has been provided to us, we play. The control, of course, that will be under curator," Pandit said while speaking to the media ahead of their game against the Mumbai Indians.
Pandit, who stayed away from making any definite comments on the debated topic, said that any side, including Kolkata, would like to play on tracks that support their skills.
“At this moment, my focus is going to be in the next game tomorrow which we are playing. At the moment, I am not thinking on what has to be done, what is in whose control," Pandit said.
“I don’t know what is the system in different states or different grounds where the control is over the franchise. But, at the moment, what I understand is the surface which is given to us, probably, of course, as team management, as a coach, as a captain, we expect something to be provided," Pandit added.
When asked if IPL sides in general should get more favourable tracks at their home venues for seven out of 14 league games, Pandit replied, “Who will not be happy about that? I mean, this is a simple answer."
There has been a lot of exchange of words against curator Sujan Mukherjee, who hasn’t stayed away from retorting as well.
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