Five reasons why people should watch the Ranji Trophy

#3 To get a different view of pitches across India:

Pitches for international games are generally different to those used for domestic competitions

India is home to a number of different kinds of wickets. These wickets possess a great challenge to both batsmen and bowlers to prove their skills on different surfaces. Players are tested on fast and pacy wickets, rank turners, slow and low wickets, green tops and much more. Meanwhile, wickets for an international game in India are completely different. We hardly get to see any green tops during international matches staged in Indian these days.

Playing on different types of wickets will improve your technique and also allow you to change your game plan according to the surface. Watching players changing their gameplay according to the surface gives you a clear picture of the game and excites you as a viewer.

Speaking about green tops, the Lalhi wicket in Haryana possesses a real challenge for the batsmen and is probably the only wicket in India which yields results on a consistent basis. Fast bowlers, especially enjoy bowling on these type of lively wickets and the major share of wickets is taken by them. The Lalhi track was in fact recognized by the BCCI and was awarded the best pitch of the 2012-13 season.

There are seven instances where teams have been bowled out for under 100 which shows what a nightmare it is for the batsmen. Even the great Sachin Tendulkar while playing his last Ranji match for Mumbai against Haryana found the wicket to be a tricky one to bat on.