WHY PITCHES LIKE THAT OF AHMEDABAD CAN HURT TEST CRICKET'S SURVIVAL?

Coming to Day-Night Tests, Yes it has been difficult for batting for several teams over the years Six D/N Test matches have been won by an innings margin to highlight the story...

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The recently concluded Test match at the Motera in Ahmedabad between India and England got over in two days and interestingly, it was the shortest Test match recorded since World War II. Notably, 30 wickets fell across two days, including 17 on Day 2. When a part-time spinner like Joe Root gets a fifer during the first session of a Day-Night Test match on Day 2, one feels what demons can lie on a pitch that tested batting severely. This wasn't a pitch like that of New Zealand where India faltered badly and New Zealand batted better. This in turn quashes the remarks of India's New Zealand tour highlighted by ace spinner R Ashwin. His claims are bizarre.