ICC rates Ahmedabad pitch for two-day test match 'average'

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Practice Session - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - March 3, 2021. Groundsmen prepare a pitch ahead of the fourth test match between India and England. REUTERS/Amit Dave

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has avoided being hit with demerit points after the pitch for the pink-ball test between India and England was rated as "average" despite the match lasting only two days.

Venues can be suspended for a year if they pick up five demerit points and for two years if they pick up 10.