I would like to know why these ex-players want the Indian pitches to favour bounce and movement and not be slow as they have been for like forever. Every country has its own identity and for India its that the pitches support spin and are slow. So why should we abandon our identity and copy the Australians, South Africans or the English. Has the Perth pitch ever supported spin? No. Has any of the England pitches supported steep bounce? No. So why do Indian pitches need to support pace, bounce and lateral movement. Where would the so called “home advantage” be if all pitches in India are like a visiting team’s home conditions?

The so-called ex-players who call themselves experts have built their careers on these same slow, turning conditions. Where would they be if the wickets in India supported pace and bounce during their times? I think the BCCI should stick to its guns and keep tradition alive. There would never be a Kumble had India never had spinning tracks. Where would Bhajji’s hattrick be at the Eden Gardens? Does Sri Lanka or Pakistan ever talk about changing the conditions of their tracks? Slow and spin-friendy tracks are what “IDENTIFY” India in the world of cricket. In my eyes, to go against it is being non-Indian.

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