Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman's knee got stuck in the surface due to the sandy outfield, which was a concern during the match against Bangladesh on Saturday. Match referee Javagal Srinath described the outfield as satisfactory while it was rated "average" by international cricket but Buttler revealed his concerns while speaking with Sky Sports Cricket on the eve of England's next match.
"I think it's bad in my own opinion," Butler said during a conversation with Sky Sports. "It's not as good as it could be or should be. Certainly if you feel like that you have to If we have to stop, this is not where you want to be as a team, or as a player, or in a World Cup match. The powers that be are comfortable. The only thing I would question is that "If you're stopping players from diving, doesn't that raise questions about the integrity of the game? The worst case scenario is that something bad could happen, but hopefully that won't happen for both teams."
Speaking further, Buttler said, “Whenever you talk about diving carefully or maybe being careful while fielding, it goes against everything you want as a team. It's obviously not ideal, the kind of surface it is. I think it's definitely a place where you have to be a little bit careful, which is not what you want to do when you're playing for your country. You want to be careful with your body. "We want to keep the bat on the line and try to save every single run and have confidence in the fielding. We won't use that as an excuse, we just have to be a little smarter."
After this statement of Butler, there has been a lot of uproar on social media and fans are trolling BCCI fiercely.
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