Aditya Tare Not Impressed with BCCI's Neutral Curator Concept

Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare has expressed an opposite stand over Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) neutral curator concept, saying the board should consider the local curators into consideration.

He also added it will offer an opportunity to the players to prepare better for the higher levels. Meanwhile, BCCI introduced neutral curator concept to stop home teams prepare designer pitches.

Speaking to PTI, Tare said backed local curators to preserve the true nature of the pitch. He also added that this will provide a good challenge for cricketers to go and play outside.

“Last year, the neutral curators did a decent job. I can’t complain about the pitches. But I also feel you need to take the local curators into consideration so that the true nature of the pitch is preserved. I would also not mind local curators preparing the pitch completely because that gives home advantage to the teams. Also, it makes it a bit more challenging when you go away and play against your strengths,” Tare said.

He further added that it adds more challenges and excitement as it happens in international cricket as well. Tare also believes this will helps players prepare better for the higher levels including Test cricket.

The 30-year-old has so far played 61 First-Class matches scoring 3554 runs at an average of 37.02. He expressed his disappointment for making into India A squad despite scoring consistently.

“For the past three-four seasons, I have done well with both the bat and gloves. Disappointed that I am not part of Duleep Trophy and A squads. A lot of A tours are coming up but I am not being considered as a potential wicketkeeper-batsman. It is something I need to work on and improve myself every season so that I attract the attention of selectors. Maybe 600 runs in a season are not good enough. I need to score a lot more,” he concluded.

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