Pitch committee cannot enforce changes: Parsana

Dhiraj Parsana is the coach of the Rajasthan team but more importantly, he is a member of the pitch committee appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Parsana and the other members of the committee have suddenly come into the limelight because of the talk going around of preparing sporting wickets against the South Africans. However, the former left arm spinner made it clear that the intentions of the committee were quite different.

``We can only suggest to the BCCI regarding changes, we cannot enforce them," said Parsana. Then he went on to add, "The idea of preparing green wickets against South Africa was a misconception construed by a section of the media. Why would we want our own batsman to face the South African quicks on a grassy track. What we have suggested to the BCCI is that sporting wickets should be made for junior level tournaments and that they should be introduced at the senior level gradually. The change cannot happen overnight. It is better to experiment with green pitches amongst the juniors."

The former Indian cricketer also added that the committee had suggested to the BCCI to hold seminars every year with pitch curators. "That way we can exchange knowledge and go in for uniformity in pitch preparation in the entire country." He also has a straightforward suggestion regarding domestic matches. "All important games should be held at neutral venues. Then the players will become tougher mentally."