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    "title": "'Flat Wicket.. Sorry These Beautiful Batting Strips': Commentator Immediately Remembers PCB's Orders On Air",
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    "excerpt": "Several media reports stated that Ramiz Raja asked the commentary panel to not discuss the behavior of the pitches in AUS v PAK test series. \u00a0",
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    "editor1": "<p>The Australia vs Pakistan test series was a historic tour as the players from down under landed after 24 years to play against the Babar Azam-led side. All the hype regarding the series went down the drain as Pakistan created flat tracks in all three matches that resulted in dull games resulting in a draw.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Although the third test match hasn&#39;t been completed yet, the Lahore pitch is similar to that in Rawalpindi and Karachi. The outrage of the fans reached Pakistan Cricket Board&#39;s chief Ramiz Raja, who even came out and clarified why the pitches are flat.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, post the clarification, several media reports stated that Ramiz Raja asked the commentary panel to not discuss regarding the behavior of the pitch during commentary.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On day 2 of the third test, when Pakistan were batting, Michael Kasprowicz was commentating and while having a discussion he accidentally said the pitch to be flat but immediately changed his words and said the &#39;beautiful batting tracks&#39;.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I think the key on these flat wickets, sorry on these good batting strips.. beautiful batting strips,&quot; Kasprowicz said on air.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Have a listen to Michael Kasprowicz go into full panic mode once he realizes he&rsquo;s called the pitches &ldquo;flat&rdquo; despite the PCB giving a directive to the commentators not to mention how flat they are&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PAKvAUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PAKvAUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Li0CsDRz3\">https:\/\/t.co\/8Li0CsDRz3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SUXn9N2q9v\">pic.twitter.com\/SUXn9N2q9v<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Darren Murphy (@MrDMurphy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrDMurphy\/status\/1506238809369100292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/indian-premier-league-2022-schedule-squads\">IPL 2022 - Schedule &amp; Squad<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Even though the reports suggesting the commentary panel refrain from not discussing the pitch weren&#39;t clarified, this incident gives us an idea that the&nbsp;commentators are indeed restricted from speaking about the pitches in Australia vs Pakistan test series.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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