A damp squib

The pitch at Eden today had two distinct dotted lines by the sides. Is that a new ICC rule, mulled many. Match referee Ranjan Madugalle was equally at a loss and perhaps a bit amused. 8220;Why the dotted lines? Beats me. Only explanation I can think of is perhaps the organisers wanted to beautify the pitch.8221;

Scoreboard blues

Much was said about a revamp of the age-old electronic scoreboard at Eden Gardens before the second Test started on Friday. But as spectators trooped in, they saw the same familiar 8211; and rather unwelcome sight 8211; of faded letters and the old format of scores being displayed. Another trait 8211; that of errors 8211; was also prevalent, though corrections were quickly carried out.