Cricket Community Questions Nagpur Pitch

The Proteas were dismissed for 79 in Nagpur on Thursday, losing eight wickets in 90 minutes on the second morning of the third Test against ...

The Proteas were dismissed for 79 in Nagpur on Thursday, losing eight wickets in 90 minutes on the second morning of the third Test against India.

Spin was responsible for all 10 of the Proteas wickets, and the nature of the innings has prompted certain corners of the cricket community to voice concerns over the state of the wicket in Nagpur.

The Proteas faced similar conditions in Mohali in the first Test, being dismissed for 184 and 109 on their way to a 108-run defeat.

This was some of the Twitter reaction to what happened in Nagpur on Thursday:

This wicket is diabolical!! 9 legitimate wicket chances in the first hour with 3 plays and misses every over! #day2 #minefield #INDvSA

— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) November 26, 2015

Lord, help me to NEVER EVER complain about a pitch that spins too much! Amen. #playedontoomanyseamerfriendlypitches #spinnerdidntevenbowl

— Pat Symcox (@PatSymcox77) November 26, 2015

Some wicket in Nagpur for #INDvSA. India lead by 136 after scoring 215 in the 1st dig. Love to read the match referees report. #minefield

— Trent Johnston (@Green23) November 26, 2015

Difficult conditions in Nagpur not good for the game

— jeremy fredericks (@rhinocricket) November 26, 2015

Very interesting wicket and it's only day 2. #SAvIndia

— David Miller (@DavidMillerSA12) November 26, 2015

How disappointing it is to see the quality of Test Cricket reduced to what we are witnessing #INDvsSA @StarSportsIndia #justnotcricket

— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) November 26, 2015

This Nagpur pitch has taken the idea of home advantage to a level where it's no longer a contest between bat and ball

— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) November 26, 2015

It's called Test Cricket because it tests the skills of the various disciplines. Not seeing much of this at the moment #heavilyfavouringspin

— Robin John Peterson (@robbie13flair) November 26, 2015

This pitch in Nagpur is nothing short of diabolical for Test Cricket ... Telling me that was prepared to last 5 days..!!!!!!!!!!

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 26, 2015

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