During the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Delhi Capitals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru Dinesh Karthik joined as the RCB mentor voiced dissatisfaction with the prepared pitch. During his post-match conference Karthik expressed his dissatisfaction about the prepared pitch by stating RCB had not obtained the desired conditions. Karthik claimed RCB requested the curator to supply pitches that would favour batting throughout the initial two matches. The pitch disappointed spectators and further increased the debate regarding pitch preparation in IPL 2025.

Dinesh Karthik Criticises Bengaluru Pitch, Calls It Unfavorable for Batters

Karthik expressed his team’s surprise about the difficult pitch during his media interview after back-to-back home losses.

“I think the way T20 cricket is, the more runs are there, the better it is for the broadcaster, the better it is for the fans. They all like to see boundaries,” Karthik said. “In the first two games, we have asked for good pitches. But it’s turned out in this way where it’s been challenging to bat on, for sure.

“Definitely, this is not a pitch that’s helping the batters too much. It’s a challenging pitch. That has been the case so far in both the games that we have played.”

Karthik Hints At Talks With Curator To Improve Batting-Friendly Conditions For Future Matches

Karthik plans to speak with the curator about what kind of pitches will be created for future matches at home venues.

“There’s been a wobble when people have tried to stay out there and fight it out as well. It’s been hard to, at times, rotate strike. And the big shot has been really hard as well. So we have tried to control it [the urge to keep hitting],” Karthik asserted. “But, at the end, it’s a T20. You have to play some shots and that has gotten the wicket of a few batters.

“We will obviously have a chat with the curator. We trust him to do his job, and we will try and do the best of what we can,” he further said.