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Let us script a fresh beginning by accepting that the wicket prepared at Ahmedabad was a disaster and make amends by preparing a pitch for the last Test that will bring the best out of both sides.
England on Thursday suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat in the third Test against India on a spin-friendly Motera track to go down 1-2 in the four-match series.
Cook said batting was near impossible on the newly laid strip at the refurbished stadium in Ahmedabad.
"Ahmedabad, in all likelihood, will host the play-off and final," said a senior BCCI official.
The refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium looks colossal under lights but the first Test match in many years would mean that even the home team wouldn't expect a lot of advantage.
The PCB chairman said it had expressed its views to the International Cricket Council.
Kiwi all-rounder Kyle Jamieson went to RCB for Rs 15 crore, while Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell too was picked up by the Virat Kohli-led franchise for Rs 14. 25 crore.
Sreesanth, who returned to competitive cricket in last month’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after serving a seven-year ban for his alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scam, had a base price of Rs 75 lakh in the preliminary list.
Kohli, speaking online to the media ahead of the first Test against England, did not divulge the details of the "brief" conversation on the matter.
The former Indian captain has been advised to be on medication and follow a strict routine for the next few months.