Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023: Images of Indore wicket for upcoming third Test go viral

The Indian team will host Australia for the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 at the Holkar Stadium in Indore starting March 1. The hosts won the opening two matches with dominant performances to take a big 2-0 lead in the four-match series and enter the Indore Test as favourites.

The Indore pitch has provided a balanced surface in the past red-ball matches and the pitch for the upcoming Test is looking neutral in the latest picture. There is small amount of grass in the middle with almost no visible cracks. Batters are likely to do well if the grass cover remains. Big scores are missing in this series, as spinners have thoroughly dominated.

The Holkar Stadium in Indore has been host to two Tests before this, with both of them being won by the Indian side. The last Test match at the venue was held in December 2019 between India and Bangladesh, while the last international match was against New Zealand in the recently concluded limited overs series.

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Pitch for 3rd Test between India vs Australia.

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Bowlers, especially spinners, pulled off impressive spells in Nagpur and Delhi Tests, which led many highlighting the pitch conditions. Pitch conditions have always been a significant talking point in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history and the ongoing series is no different.

Many former cricketers have shared their thoughts on the spin-friendly pitches for the first two Tests and it might be the same case for the Indore Test.