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Sri Lanka, on Friday, filed an official complaint with the ICC about the unfair green tracks dished out to them in the ongoing World Cup. The Islanders have also registered complaint regarding training, residential and transport facilities provided to the team. Sri Lanka’s batsmen have failed miserably in the World Cup so far.

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In their World Cup-opener, Sri Lanka were all out for just 136 inside 30 overs on a bowling-friendly track in Cardiff. New Zealand had gone on to win the game by ten wickets. In the following game against Afghanistan, they were all out for just 201 against Afghanistan, the least experienced side in the tournament. However, they had managed to win the rain-affected game by 34 runs (DLS method). Their third game against Pakistan was washed out.

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Sri Lanka File Complaint To ICC About Unfair Pitches, Inadequate Training Facilities
Sri Lanka (Credits: Getty)

And as they gear up to take on defending champions Australia on Saturday at The Oval, the green pitch must have given them a big worry. But instead of just waiting for the match-day, Sri Lanka team manager Ashantha de Mel wrote to the ICC. He had written to the governing body four days ago but confirmed that he hasn’t yet received a response yet.

“What we have found out is that for the four matches we have played so far at Cardiff and Bristol the ICC has prepared a green pitch, and at the same venues where the other countries have played the pitches are brown and favourable for high scoring,” de Mel told the Daily News. “This is a World Cup where the top ten countries are taking part and I feel that all the participants should be treated equally.

“The pitch being prepared for our match against Australia on Saturday here at The Oval is green. It is not sour grapes that we are complaining but it is very unfair on the part of the ICC that they prepare one type of wicket for certain teams and another type for others,” he added.

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He also wrote about being provided with insufficient number of practice nets as well as other facilities that were provided to other teams.

“Even the practice facilities provided at Cardiff were unsatisfactory,” de Mel said. “Instead of three nets they gave us only two and the hotel we were put up at Bristol did not have a swimming pool, which is very essential for every team for the fast bowlers especially to relax their muscles after practice. The hotels that Pakistan and Bangladesh were put up at Bristol had swimming pools.

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“We wrote to the ICC listing all these shortcomings four days ago but so far we have not had any response from them. We will continue to write to them until we get a reply,” he added.

Sri Lanka File Complaint To ICC About Unfair Pitches, Inadequate Training Facilities
Sri Lanka (Credits: Getty)

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Talking about the Oval, it has hosted four games so far and barring the clash between New Zealand and Bangladesh, the other games have been high scoring. In the tournament-opener, England scored more than 300 against South Africa. Bangladesh and South Africa also scored more than 300 in the same game and so did India and Australia on last Sunday.

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