The South African skipper Graeme Smith blasted the wicket prepared for their World Cup warm-up game against Zimbabwe yesterday and called for better pitches during the tournament.
The pitch caused worries to Smith despite his team cantering to an eight-wicket win in the day-night game at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, where South Africa will face England on March the 6th.
South Africa's frontline spinners Imran Tahir (3-35), Robin Petersen (2-21) and Johan Botha (1-18) benefited as Zimbabwe were bowled out for a paltry 152, with the pitch visibly worn and cracking.
Smith called for better tracks once the actual action started in the tournament, saying the current pitch in Chennai was not up to international standards.
South Africa open their World Cup campaign with a game against West Indies on February the 24th at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi.
The World Cup, being co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, begins on February the 19th in Dhaka.
