KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit: ‘Who wouldn’t be completely satisfied about house benefit?’ | Cricket Information – The Occasions of India

Mumbai: At the same time as he sought to downplay the continued controversy concerning the pitch situations at Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit acknowledged that each workforce appreciates any house benefit it will get. He additionally emphasised that it was solely pure for KKR’s head coach and captain, Ajinkya Rahane, to “anticipate one thing to be supplied” at their house floor.
The pitch debate erupted after KKR captain Rahane expressed a choice for spin-friendly wickets at Eden Gardens. Nonetheless, the stadium’s curator, Sujan Mukherjee, maintained that franchises haven’t any say in pitch preparation.
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Talking on Sunday forward of KKR’s third IPL 2025 match in opposition to Mumbai Indians, Pandit, whereas responding to a query about whether or not house groups ought to get pitches tailor-made to their benefit, stated, “Who wouldn’t be completely satisfied about that?”
Earlier within the press convention, when requested in regards to the challenge, Pandit harassed that his focus remained on the upcoming match.
“As a coach and workforce administration, we play on no matter floor is supplied to us. The curator is in management. I’m not enthusiastic about what ought to be finished or who controls what. Let’s concentrate on the match,” Pandit stated.
Nonetheless, the dialogue additionally touched upon a broader level: Ought to franchises affect pitch situations at their house venues? Since IPL groups lease stadiums and make investments considerably, they naturally anticipate some stage of house benefit.
Responding to this, Pandit acknowledged, “That doesn’t essentially imply they’ve management over pitch preparation. After all, as workforce administration, coach, and captain, we do anticipate one thing to be supplied. That’s all,” he concluded.