Ahmedabad: The pitch at the Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium at Motera, which will host the second Test between India and South Africa, will be a sporting one, the curator said today.

"We are preparing a sporting pitch, it will help the seamers on day one and assist the spinners on the last two days," curator Dhiraj Prasanna said.

Motera pitch has traditionally been batsman-friendly but Prasanna said the bowlers also can expect help from the pitch in the Test staring on April 3.

"Batsmen, fast bowlers and spinners will get something from the pitch," he said.

Prasanna said temperature, which is around 38 degree Celcius at present, will also play a major role if it reaches around 40 degree Celsius on the first day of the match on April 3.
Source : PTI