‘Coward sala’ – Fans in shock as Nagpur Pitch Curator reveals how Sourav Ganguly opted out of match against Australia on green wicket

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 is getting closer, and fans are getting excited about the crucial series. India and Australia have begun preparations for the four-match series, which begins on February 9th. The Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur will host the first match of the series.

There has been a lot of talk about the pitch curators preparing ran turners to give the hosts an undue advantage in the series. Many former and current Australian players have raised their voices against the pitches prepared in India in the past.

Amidst all this, a pitch curator from Nagpur has revealed an incident involving former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. Kishore Pradhan, the then-pitch curator, said that he prepared a green wicket for a Test against Australia played in Nagpur in 2004. However, he said that the captain opted out of the match, owing to the nature of the pitch.

“I prepared a green wicket in the 2004 Nagpur Test and told Sourav Ganguly that you have to play on this wicket. Ganguly opted out of the match with an injury,” Pradhan said in an interaction with New Indian Express.

Fans are stunned by the former Indian captain’s thinking following this revelation. “If I recall correctly, One of the commentators said on air that when he asked an Indian player about the nature of captain’s injury, the player replied ‘Suffering from greenotitis’,” a user wrote on Twitter.

In the meantime, India currently holds the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, having won the last three series against Australia in 2017, 2018-19, and 2020-21. In contrast, Australia is aiming to win a Test series in India for the first time since 2004.

The series will also have a significant impact on the Test Championship finalists. While Australia has almost assured a place in the final, India must win the series in order to play in the penultimate game for the second time.

Here is how Twitter reacted to Sourav Ganguly’s news