Two weeks after complaining about the nature of the Eden Gardens pitch post their loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL 2025 opener, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane called for pitches that would assist spinners more, thereby giving the home advantage.
Since then, there has been a lot of debate on the Eden Garden’s pitch with curator Sujan Mukherjee responding with ‘franchises have no say over the pitch’ remark.
If it was KKR who first asked for spin-friendly tracks, teams like Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants joined the bandwagon, taking a dig at the home cricket association for for getting the ‘home advantage’.
If it was Kolkata Knight Riders who first urged for a spin-friendly wicket after losing the opener last month, Chennai Super Kings and of late Lucknow Super Giants have joined the bandwagon.
On Thursday, amidst all the ‘home advantage’ debate, KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane addressed the elephant in the room, stating he is happy with the wicket they have been provided for the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad for their seocnd home game at the Eden Gardens.
“Looks good, I’m really happy with the pitch, we were also bowling first. It will suit our spinners, at home, you should get what you want, but we’ll need to assess the situation quickly with the bat,” Ajinkya Rahane said after losing the coin toss to SRH captain Pat Cummins.
