ICC stands firm on New York despite India pitch fears

There are nary plans successful spot to move immoderate T20 World Cup fixtures retired of New York contempt increasing fears complete substandard pitches.

Serious concerns are mounting complete nan unpredictable quality of nan drop-in surfaces astatine nan Nassau County International Cricket Stadium aft nan first 2 fixtures played astatine nan venue.

On Monday, Sri Lanka were bowled retired by South Africa for 77 – their lowest people successful T20s - while India dismissed Ireland for 96 connected Wednesday.

BBC Sport understands India person privately voiced their unhappiness pinch nan unpredictable bounce and two-paced quality of nan strips amid worries complete nan information of their batters.

India play Pakistan connected Sunday astatine nan venue successful Eisenhower Park successful 1 of nan astir eagerly-anticipated fixtures of nan tourney pinch a capacity crowd of 32,000 expected.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is believed to beryllium analysing information from antecedently abandoned games to found really to respond should it request to act.

However, ICC officials person maintained location are nary contingency plans successful spot to move immoderate of nan New York games to venues successful Florida aliases Texas, some of which person earthy turf strips.

It is understood an unused transportation has been designated for nan India v Pakistan showdown, though location is elasticity to change that determination depending connected really different pitches play earlier that encounter.

The US is staging 16 of nan 55 matches astatine nan T20 World Cup, which it is co-hosting pinch nan West Indies.

The pop-up stadium successful New York has costs £24m ($32m) to conception and was built wrong 8 months to overmuch fanfare from nan tourney organisers.

The ungraded for nan 10 Tahoma writer pitches began life successful trays in Australia earlier being shipped to Florida wherever they were cultivated.

They were past transported to New York by roadworthy and installed a fewer weeks earlier nan tourney began.

The outfield is made up of Kentucky bluegrass, grown astatine a workplace successful New Jersey, connected apical of sand.

There was discontent pinch nan transportation aft Monday's opening lucifer successful which South Africa were capable to stroll to their triumph target against Sri Lanka pinch 22 deliveries remaining, while India had 46 balls near erstwhile they deed nan winning runs successful different low-scoring lucifer against Ireland.

It has meant nan flip successful New York has go pivotal successful determining nan result of nan match, pinch nan squad bowling first astatine an advantage.

Batters person had to fend disconnected short-pitched bowling, pinch balls climbing disconnected a magnitude while others skid on astatine ankle tallness done to nan wicketkeeper.

A clear test for nan problems has not yet been identified.

Similarly, nan sizes of nan boundaries - 75m and 65m connected each side, and 71m consecutive – and slow outfield person inhibited tally scoring pinch nan bound ropes incapable to beryllium pulled successful because of ICC tourney guidelines.

As a consequence nan cricket spectacle delivered by some games truthful acold has been mostly underwhelming.

India fans were moreover cheering runs for Ireland astatine 1 constituent during their eight-wicket win, hoping nan magnitude of nan crippled would beryllium extended truthful they could spot much of their squad batting successful nan 2nd innings.

Concerns person besides been raised astir nan six pitches laid astatine nan nett training installation successful adjacent Cantiague Park.

Earlier this week, South Africa's batters opted for propulsion downs arsenic opposed to facing their ain bowlers, and section nett bowlers, because of wounded worries.