Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has taken aim at critics who complained about the Chennai pitch in the second Test against England, saying the hosts were well within their rights to prepare a surface that assists spin.
India won the second Test by 317 runs to level the series at 1-1 after England struggled to negotiate spin on a track where Rohit and Ravichandran Ashwin notched centuries in the first and second innings respectively.
Indian batsman Rohit Sharma at the Gabba last month.Credit:Getty
Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh called the pitch unacceptable while former England captain Michael Vaughan described it as a beach but Rohit said home advantage meant India could prepare a pitch to their liking.
“The pitch is the same for both teams, so I don’t know why there is so much discussion about it. Pitches have been prepared like this in India for years,” Rohit said ahead of the third Test in Ahmedabad, which begins on Wednesday AEDT.
