, ▁till ▁the ▁B CC I - app oint ed ▁pitch ▁committee ▁recommended ▁the ▁re - lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁w icket ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁It ▁took ▁a ▁while ▁for ▁the ▁w icket ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁true ▁shape ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁designed ▁to . ▁▁ ▁Also ▁the ▁unique ▁thing ▁about ▁this ▁w icket ▁is ▁the ▁ 3 0 - inch ▁deep ▁double - br ick ▁layer ▁normally ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 5 - inch ▁brick ▁layer ▁- ▁that ▁facil it ates ▁in ▁the ▁extra ▁pace ▁and ▁b ounce . ▁Sure ly , ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁a ▁case ▁when ▁Australia ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁` final ▁front ier ' ▁as ▁they ▁beat ▁India ▁hands om ely ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁Test ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Border - G av ask ar ▁Tro phy . ▁▁ ▁The ▁local ▁critics ▁were ▁up - in - ar ms ▁at ▁how ▁the ▁cur ator ▁ignored ▁the ▁home ▁team ' s ▁cause ▁and ▁prepared ▁a ▁fast ▁w icket ▁that ▁helped ▁the ▁opposition ▁fast ▁bow lers . ▁But ▁the ▁cur ator ▁ins isted ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁simply ▁followed ▁the ▁instructions ▁of ▁the ▁pitch ▁panel . ▁Today ▁Nag pur ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁grounds ▁to ▁assist ▁genu ine ▁fast ▁bow lers ▁in ▁pace ▁and ▁movement ▁and ▁several ▁first - class ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 / 0 5 ▁season ▁ended ▁within ▁three ▁days ▁as ▁the ▁medium - p ac ers ▁re aped ▁rich ▁re wards . ▁ ▁Records ▁ ▁Test ▁ ▁Batt ing ▁▁ ▁High