Know the Cricket pitches in other part of the world

New Delhi: In cricket Pitches play a vital role in the out come of the game. All cricket playing nations have different kind of soil and so different kind of pitches. A batsman is groomed at his home grounds so he develops a particular style of batting according to the pitches he plays at. Different parts of the world have different characteristics. When a team goes abroad , the pitches there have a significant influence on team selection. In Asia subcontinent pitches are more or less same be it India,Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. They have low, dusty and and spin friendly pitches but in other cricket playing countries pitches are different. Have a look. AustraliaPitches in Australia are known to be good for fast bowlers because of the amount of bounce they generate. The pitch at the WACA Ground in Perth is regarded as the quickest pitch in the world. The Gabba in Brisbane is also known to assist fast bowlers with its bounce..Batsmen who play pull,hook and cut shots can have a lot of success on these pitches. Sachin Tendulkar made his first hundred at WACAOther stadiums like Adelaide Oval and Sydney Cricket Ground can be regarded as batsmen friendly. On these pitches teams on an average have scores of 300 or above in their first innings. The Melbourne Cricket Ground can assist seam bowlers initially, but it has a tennis-ball bounce which can negate the potency of bowlers once a match progresses.Batting in Australia is easier on most pitches. Most back-foot players tend to do well. The only difficulties lie in the unusual bounce of WACA and MCG.England English pitches are usually Green and swing promoting but weather a plays a very important role. In summer it may behave like Indian pitches too. Early in the season, most batsmen have to be on their guard as English pitches prove to be most fickle, like the country's weather. Later in the summer, the pitches tend to get harder and lose their green. This makes the task easier for batsmen and only genuine fast bowlers like those bowling in range of (135–150 km/h) and spinners can contain the batsmen. Spinners prove less effective in the first half of the season and tend to play their part only in the second half. The humid conditions and little dust makes the grounds ideal place to practice reverse swing with a 50-over old ball. Of all grounds, The Oval is the most dangerous as the ball reverse swings most there..South AfricaPitches resemble those in Australia with added swing(lateral) movement and comparatively lesser bounce. However, genuine fast bowlers who can hit the deck hard and hope for some seam as well do the most damage. Spinners gain no assistance and have to toil hard. This is perhaps a reason why South Africa has failed to produce a quality wicket-taking spinner.The exaggerating bounce at Wanderers Stadium is just perfect for stroke players. Other than that, Batsmen can be undone by pace which explains why quality back foot players always struggled at Wanderers.New ZealandPitches in New Zealand, like the ones at Eden Park, Auckland and Basin Reserve, Wellington can have a green tinge similar to their counterparts in England. These cricket grounds are the most picturesque ones in the world. The ball swings a lot due to the proximity of most grounds to the sea. These pitches are often the most well-rounded ones in the world with hard, bouncy pitches offering seam movement for the quick bowlers early on. The pitches resemble the South African ones, with added wind. Batting can be trying and batsman often take time to adjust to the conditions. The bowlers can frequently be assisted by winds that increase the speed the batsmen faces the ball at one end. At the other end, the wind acts as a wall and decreases the pace on the ball and as result adjusting to this is often the most trying part for a visiting teams.West IndiesThe West Indies tends to produce balanced pitches. Neither is the bounce too disconcerting nor is the movement extravagant.It also does not assist spin like the sub continent pitches and hence for quality batsman they could be batting paradises. However, bowlers who are willing to bend their backs find some assistance from these pitches. Pitches here have earned a reputation of helping the quicks somewhat mainly because of the era gone by when West Indies used to have some of the fastest bowlers in cricket and hence the pitches appeared to be faster than they are. Tall bowlers like Joel Garner, Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Colin Croft, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh produced bounce and speed even on the most docile pitches that wreaked havoc to any side and they used to run through the line-up. Spinners also have something in the pitches as they offer a little dust and cracks from fourth day onwards.