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News India Live, Digital Desk: After the defeat in Kolkata during the India vs South Africa Test series, serious questions have started being raised on the strategy of the Indian team and especially the quality of the pitches. The Indian team management has often been accused of creating highly turning pitches on home grounds that favor spinners. But this time when this strategy backfired, the anger of the former cricketers has erupted.
Former Indian fast bowler Doda Ganesh and former batsman Akash Chopra have strongly criticized the Indian pitches on social media. He said that by making such “pathetic” pitches, India is not only hurting its own batsmen but also insulting the game of Test cricket.
“Even Tendulkar and Kohli would have failed on such pitches.”
Expressing his displeasure, former cricketer Doda Ganesh wrote on
He clearly said that when the pitch is so bad that the batsman cannot do anything, then how can you assess his technique or skill? He said that by making such pitches we are shooting ourselves in the foot.
Akash Chopra also raised questions
Famous commentator and former Indian batsman Aakash Chopra also expressed his opinion on this issue. “Why are we making such ‘rank-turner’ pitches? It is not helping our batsmen and neither is it making our bowlers better,” he said.
He argued that Indian spinners are capable of taking wickets even on good pitches. To win, they do not need such pitches where the match ends in three days. Chopra said that such pitches are taking away the thrill of Test cricket and are unfair to the batsmen, whether they are from the home team or the overseas ones.
These criticisms have once again fueled the debate as to whether India should capitalize on its domestic strength to such an extent that the game itself becomes one-sided and boring? Many experts believe that a good Test pitch is one that lasts all five days and provides opportunities for both batsmen and bowlers.
