Curator promises good wicket at Mumbai

The curator at the Wankhede Stadium, M S Rao on Sunday promised "a good Test wicket" for the fourth Test between India and Australia.

The curator at the Wankhede Stadium, M S Rao on Sunday promised "a good Test wicket" for the fourth and final cricket Test match between India and Australia to be played in Mumbai from Wednesday.

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"The wicket will help stroke players initially but will start turning from the fourth day onwards. I can assure you that the pitch will be faster than the ones at Bangalore and Chennai," Rao told reporters.

"Due to the nearness to the sea, the Wankhede wicket has always helped the seamers in the first hour of the morning sessions and it will be no different this time around", he added.

"This will be an ideal wicket for a five-day Test match and will last that long," Rao said.