A pitch switch pleases Yadav

India batsman Suryakumar Yadav (above) has welcomed the switch from New York to the traditional pitches of Barbados ahead of their opening match in the Super Eight part of the T20 Cricket World Cup against Afghanistan today.

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The Indians, one of the favourites to win the trophy, topped Group A with their three wins over Ireland, Pakistan, USA-their match with Canada in Lauderhill was abandoned - all played on the "spicy" drop-in pitches of the temporary stadium near New York.

The move to Barbados takes the Indians on to the more traditional cricket territory of the West Indies.

"It's not that we weren't happy playing there (New York) but we were playing for the first time," he said at a press conference yesterday.

"So yes, the conditions were different and a little challenging as well.