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Oval Curator Lee Fortis Turned Hero in Five Days: Oval pitch curator Lee Fortis said after the last Test match was over, people made me a villain, I have never been so.

Be it the world of cricket or normal life, our thoughts about people change in a week. Something similar is happening in India at this time with The Oval pitch curator Lee Fortis. After his hot debate with India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, who made him a villain among Indian cricketers and fans. Fortis celebrated the exciting end of the Oval Test by toasting with its Deadicesson Ground Staff.
Did he become a villain to hero in just seven days?
After the match, Lee Fortis said, “I was never a villain. I was made so. Hopefully you guys enjoyed the show and the atmosphere was like IPL. It was a great game.”
In the last Test played between India and England, both batsmen and bowlers benefited from the pitch. Because of this, this Test match of Oval was recorded in the pages of history. When Joe Root and Harry Brook chased a record 374 on the fourth day, the match was helpful for the batsmen. On the last day, England needed only 35 runs to win. Then Mohammad Siraj performed magic with the old ball and gave India an exciting victory. After this, everyone said that on the last day, such help to the bowlers is no less than the script of a film.
What happened between Gambhir and Fortis
Before the commencement of the Oval Test, when members of the Bharatiya team wanted to see the pitch and were going close to it, the curator stopped them. Lee Furtis gave unusual instructions to the Indian team to stand 2.5 meters away and head coach Gautam Gambhir was enraged. He is only a groundsman and stay within his limits during his hot debate. Fortis did not comment on the matter, just described Gambhir as “irritable”.
Sports active with journalism for more than 15 years. ETV worked in the cricket website of India, Zee News. Sports head was in Dainik Jagran website. Olympic, Commonwealth, Cricket and Football World Cup covered. October …Read more
Sports active with journalism for more than 15 years. ETV worked in the cricket website of India, Zee News. Sports head was in Dainik Jagran website. Olympic, Commonwealth, Cricket and Football World Cup covered. October … Read more