The ICC has published its pitch and outfield marks for the just-finished England–India Test series, with the surface at the first Test in Headingley, Leeds, being given a 'very good' rating. The pitches at the next three Tests all received a 'satisfactory' mark.
The five-match Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy was decided in a 2-2 draw after a thrilling climax at The Oval, where Shubman Gill's side won the decider by six runs. So remarkable was the sequence that all five matches were completed to the final session, with only the fourth Test in Manchester failing to yield a result.
For the Headingley opener, both the pitch and outfield were rated 'very good'. During the second Test in Edgbaston, Birmingham, the pitch was graded 'satisfactory', with the outfield marked 'very good'. The same standards of surfaces — a 'satisfactory' pitch and 'very good' outfield — were recorded for the third Test at Lord's and Manchester's fourth.
The ICC is yet to update the pitch and outfield assessments for the fifth and final Test at The Oval. Compared to that, in the recently concluded Border–Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, four out of the five pitches received the highest rating of 'very good' according to the new grading system by the ICC.
The series was dominated by Shubman Gill, who scored 754 runs in 10 innings at 75.40 to bag India's Player of the Series award. The honour for England was claimed by Harry Brook after scoring 481 runs at 53.44.
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