Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has ranked stadiums across India and has surprisingly placed his home ground at the top spot. MA Chidambaram Stadium At the lowest position.
RCB fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been exceptional for them in the IPL and has gradually found top form since his return in the latest edition of the IPL after missing the initial matches due to injury.
India is one of the countries that has many cricket venues with international infrastructure, and it also offers the facility to host IPL games. Several venues, such as the ACA Stadium in Guwahati and the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, have been used in the IPL despite not being the original home grounds of any franchise.
Josh Hazlewood names MS Dhoni’s CSK home stadium as the worst venue in India
Australia’s veteran star Josh Hazlewood has been a part of the IPL for several seasons and before moving to the IPL, he also played for Chennai Super Kings. Royal Challengers BangaloreWhere he got his first success as the main fast bowler in the powerplay as well as in the death.
When Hazlewood was asked to pick a blind ranking of stadiums across India, he chose MA Chidambaram Stadium, the home ground of MS Dhoni’s franchise Chennai Super Kings, as the worst venue in India.
When he was asked about the MA Chidambaram Stadium, which was considered a bowling paradise before this season but mostly to facilitate spinners, he ranked it last in his list of stadiums in India.
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Josh Hazlewood picks Chinnaswamy as best venue in India
Continuing the chat, where he ranked the venues according to his experience, Hazlewood named the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the home venue of his current team, RCB, as one of his favorite venues.
Royal Challengers’ home ground has been a batsman’s paradise over the years, yet Josh’s record at the venue has been excellent. He has taken many wickets and has benefited from the minimal bounce that Deccan soil provides.
However, the last place where he took four wickets was in the last game against Delhi Capitals on his home ground Arun Jaitley Stadium It was listed at ninth position in the list of stadiums. However basically this ground does not provide any success for fast bowlers.
Why is Josh Hazlewood choosing batting-friendly grounds in India as his favorite venues?
When asked to name the best blind stadiums in India, Josh Hazlewood M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium and Wankhede Stadium as their top three grounds in India.
However, what seems shocking is that Chinnaswamy is one of the six highest-hitting grounds in the country, Wankhede is one of the highest-scoring grounds in the country, and finally, the Narendra Modi Stadium, where even a score of over 200 is very difficult to defend.
Despite all these facts, Hazlewood named these stadiums in his top three, while the pace-friendly tracks of Eden Gardens, Ekana Stadium and Dharamshala have been named much later in the list.
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