Excessive moisture on the field at the Cricket World Cuplink will make the top-flightODI competition all the more interesting, India coach Rahul Dravid said.
The 50-over tournament kicks off next Thursday across 10 cities, and allbut six of the 48 matches will be day-night contests.
In India that usually means high moisture on the field after sunset, whichmakes the ball moist and difficult to grip.
“India is a big country and there are many venues so it’s hard to say it(dew) is going to be the same everywhere,” Dravid said after India’s 66-runloss to Australia in their third and final ODI in Rajkot on Wednesday.
“Each venue and each day will be different. It’s one of the hardest thingsto predict with dew,” he said.
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Dew mainly affects bowlers and fielders as day-night matches progress, withmost captains opting to bowl first after winning the toss as a result.
But whether it will be a factor at all is in itself unpredictable.
Dravid, a former India captain, said he had played games on fields wherethe ground would be “soaked” the day before but bone-dry by match time.-APP/AFP
