The rectangular brown strip in the middle stands apart from the lush green outfield at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International stadium here.
In Chhattisgarh’s last match against Andhra, the wicket proved to be a mirage for the home bowlers. It aided the opposition bowlers more, as the host lost by a big margin.
However, the defeat will not deter Chhattisgarh from maximising its home advantage when it plays Kerala in their Ranji Trophy Group B encounter here from Friday.