The spinners were dominant, and the batters must overcome this obstacle. When Indian batters travel to places like Australia and England, they do the same thing. Rather than complaining about the green top, our batters view it as a challenge to overcome.
Have you ever heard a former Indian cricketer blame the pitch for their country’s poor performance? No, it does not. They draw their knives not because of the pitch or the conditions, but because of the players who fail to deliver.
On the other hand, we have Australian cricket pundits who, rather than criticising their players, complain about external factors such as the playing surface. Their rant began before the first ball was bowled in this series, and it has continued even after their team won convincingly in Indore.
Sunil Gavaskar, the legendary Indian batsman, has cancelled several Australian experts for criticising Indian pitches since the series began. The latest retort came after the International Cricket Council (ICC) rated the Indore pitch as poor and docked it three demerit points.
The 73-year-old, exposing the ICC’s double standards, questioned how many demerit points were given to the Gabba surface last year when the Australia vs. South Africa Test match ended in just two days.
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor accused Team India of skulduggery in response to Gavskar’s retort. Gavaskar has always responded to those who criticise the Indian cricket team.
However, his recent comments indicate that he has surrendered and joined the Australian gang that has been critical of Indian pitches. Ahead of the fourth and the final Test in Ahmedabad, the former India opener openly criticised the Indore turf, saying such surfaces are not suited for Test cricket.
Not only that, but he reminded Team India management of their past mistakes and urged them not to repeat them in the future.
You want pitches that have a good balance between bat and ball. You want a pitch where the new-ball bowlers can get some help and the batters can play through the line and score runs for the first couple of days. The ball will then begin to turn slightly on Days 3 and 4.
I’m not sure what will happen in Ahmedabad. If the pitch in Ahmedabad is a raging turner, India may win, but the pitch may receive demerit points once more He went on to say.
According to reports, the curators at the Narendra Modi Stadium have been tasked with preparing a sporting wicket. If this is the case, fans can expect an exciting conclusion to an exciting series.
