The four-match Test series between India and Australia will begin next week, and with only a few days left, much attention is being paid to the pitches that will be used. The Australians have expressed reservations about the rank turners that their teams would have to play on.
Healy, the cricketer-turned-commentator, started the debate by claiming that India could win the series only by producing “unreasonable wickets”, adding that it only benefits Indian cricketers and should not be promoted again.
“They (India) have got a good team but I’m not too scared of their spinners unless they produce unreasonable wickets. If they produce unreasonable wickets like they did half the series last time (we won’t win), two wickets were just terrible, unfair, spinners jumping over your head on day one,” Healy was quoted as saying by SEN Network.
“So that type of thing they will play better on than we will, but if they get flat wickets that India used to put out, nice flat batting wickets and bowlers have to work really hard, I think we can do it. But (my prediction is) 2-1 India, if (Mitchell) starc is unavailable in the first Test,” Healy said.
John dismissed the claims about unfair pitch and said such tactics are not unfair.
“Countries playing at home are entitled to produce pitches to suit their own team. That’s not unfair it’s what makes test cricket great #INDvsAUS #ianhealy,” he said in a tweet.
The Indians have earlier rejected such claims by visiting teams especially Australia over spin-friendly tracks saying when they tour other countries, they have to play on pitches aiding fast or swing bowling.
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-IANS
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