Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar slammed the former players from other countries with reference to the bowler-friendly Sydney pitch for the final Border-Gavaskar Test as well. After winning the toss and batting first, India struggled due to the a lot of movement and uneven bounce throughout their innings as well.

Talking about the Sydney pitch on Star Sports, Gavaskar said as quoted by India Today: “Justin Langer, who’s played in Australia, has said he’s never seen so much grass on a pitch. But what you would have noticed is that no former Indian player has complained or whined about it. If a pitch in India is bereft of grass and looks like it’s going to turn, so many former players from different parts of the world criticize our pitches. But former Indian players rarely complain because we understand the importance of adapting to overseas conditions.”

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Sunil Gavaskar was surprised to see the Sydney track for the final India-Australia Test, contrary to the nature of the pitch used previously at the venue as well.

“I haven’t seen so much grass on a Sydney pitch in the past. Probably, the grass cover is on the higher side compared to other pitches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The batting is tough, and the visiting batters are not able to connect the bat with the ball. Cows would have grazed confidently on the pitch in Sydney. Rishabh Pant is putting his body on the line for India, and that’s exactly what you need to do on a pitch like this, where tough questions will be asked. It’s easy to underestimate how challenging it is. Look at the previous Test—this one is nastier,” Sunil Gavaskar