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What is a good pitch? Daljit Singh spells out

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya
Daljit Singh retired in 2019 after heading the BCCI Ground and Pitch Committee for 12 years but he still looks after the Punjab Cricket Association ground in Mohali.  
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Coronavirus: No respite for curators during lockdown

Vijay Lokapally
Cricketer-coach-curator Daljit Singh brought dignity to the profession of pitch-making and ground upkeep. “They were addressed as maalis (gardeners). Now they are called curators and groundsmen. They are an integral part of the game. Without them you can’t have cricket,” he says.

Chuni Goswami, a ‘complete’ cricketer too!

Shayan Acharya,Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya
Milind Rege celebrates after dismissing Chuni Goswami in the Ranji Trophy final in 1969.

Curators talk grass, pitch for pink-ball Test

Shayan Acharya,Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya
From left: India head coach Ravi Shastri and bowling coach Bharat Arun with Daljit Singh ahead of the Test against West Indies in 2018.

Daljit: 'Maalis have become curators now and that is the system’s biggest achievement'

PTI
Daljit, a former first-class cricketer, may not be involved in the BCCI’s pitch committee anymore but it is still difficult to keep him away from the 22- yard strip.

BCCI chief curator defends pitch: ‘We had just four days to get it ready for semis’

Ayan Acharya
Daljit, a former first-class cricketer, may not be involved in the BCCI’s pitch committee anymore but it is still difficult to keep him away from the 22- yard strip.

Pitch study: BCCI chief curator Daljit spells out specifics

Ayan Acharya
Daljit Singh retired in 2019 after heading the BCCI Ground and Pitch Committee for 12 years but he still looks after the Punjab Cricket Association ground in Mohali.  

Niranjan Shah out of office, but at work

With Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s new constitution coming in place, Niranjan Shah stands ineligible to hold any position, neither in the board nor the state association.

Rajkot Test: SCA, curators divided over BCCI curators’ visit

PTI
A view of the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.

Ekana Stadium gears up for international 'debut'

Uthra Ganesan
The newly-built Ekana Stadium in Lucknow has already hosted a handful of domestic games through the last couple of seasons before getting the go-ahead for an international fixture.
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