Pitches have supported fast bowlers in IPL 2013
Former Indian fast bowler and current IPL match referee Javagal Srinath believes the pitches have improved in this year's edition to produce a conducive environment in which fast bowlers/seamers can thrive
16-Apr-2013
Former Indian fast bowler and current ICC match referee Javagal Srinath shared his thoughts in the Hindustan Times regarding the nature of the wickets at the current IPL. He believes that the wickets have been conducive for the seamers/fast bowlers, and that spin has played an understated role in the tournament thus far. He also looks at what the bowlers are doing in particular in order to attain such success.
I also believe that the pitches have played a part in the wonderful impact the quicker bowlers have had. Across teams, a number of fast and medium-fast bowlers have picked up loads of wickets - Dale Steyn, Kevon Cooper, Siddharth Trivedi, Vinay Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Mitchell Johnson. The fresh pitches have offered the fast bowlers some movement, particularly in the night games, but even otherwise, there is a kind of reinforced confidence in the fast bowlers.