{"id":8765,"date":"2023-09-28T13:48:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/dew-factor-to-make-world-cup-interesting-india-coach-dravid\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:48:17","slug":"dew-factor-to-make-world-cup-interesting-india-coach-dravid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/dew-factor-to-make-world-cup-interesting-india-coach-dravid\/","title":{"rendered":"Dew factor to make World Cup interesting: India coach Dravid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Excessive moisture on the field at the Cricket World Cup will make the top-flight ODI competition all the more interesting, India coach Rahul Dravid said.<\/p>\n<p>The 50-over tournament kicks off next Thursday across 10 cities, and all but six of the 48 matches will be day-night contests.<\/p>\n<p>In India that usually means high moisture on the field after sunset, which makes the ball moist and difficult to grip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndia is a big country and there are many venues so it\u2019s hard to say it (dew) is going to be the same everywhere,\u201d Dravid said after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1778190\/australia-end-losing-streak-with-consolation-win-over-india\">India\u2019s 66-run loss to Australia<\/a> in their third and final ODI in Rajkot on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1777827\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEach venue and each day will be different. It\u2019s one of the hardest things to predict with dew,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dew mainly affects bowlers and fielders as day-night matches progress, with most captains opting to bowl first after winning the toss as a result.<\/p>\n<p>But whether it will be a factor at all is in itself unpredictable.<\/p>\n<p>Dravid, a former India captain, said he had played games on fields where the ground would be \u201csoaked\u201d the day before but bone-dry by match time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the tournament goes on, at some venues it will be a factor and at some it may not. It\u2019s going to make it more interesting,\u201d the 50-year-old said.<\/p>\n<p>India, the top-ranked team across all formats, begin their World Cup campaign against Australia on October 8 followed by their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1769296\">hotly anticipated clash against Pakistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They will also play two warm-up matches beginning with England in Guwahati on September 30.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excessive moisture on the field at the Cricket World Cup will make the top-flight ODI competition all the more interesting, India coach Rahul Dravid said. The 50-over tournament kicks off next Thursday across 10 cities, and all but six of the 48 matches will be day-night contests. 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