New York pitch installation underway ahead of T20 World Cup

Nine of the 20 teams at this year’s T20 World Cup will play matches at the New York venue next month, with the most eagerly awaited contest at the ground coming on 9 June when arch-rivals India and Pakistan do battle in the next instalment of their ongoing rivalry.

Hosts USA, neighbours Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Bangladesh are the other teams that will feature at the venue that has been constructed for the tournament and Hough is expecting conditions at the ground to provide a good contest between bat and ball.

“We hope we have got a good T20 pitch, that has good pace, good bounce and (provides) value for shots,” Hough said.

“You want the batters to be able to play shots all over the ground so that is our design and at the start our ambition was to produce pitches along those lines.”