JOIN US Even as questions are raised against raging turners, South Africa’s AB de Villiers has said there is nothing wrong in India preparting pitches to their advantage.
“There's absolutely nothing wrong with home teams changing the conditions to favour them and to favour their strengths,” said de Villiers on Thursday. The first Test in Mohali ended in less than three days with both Indian and South African spinners bagging bulk of wickets. “Theere's absolutely nothing wrong with that. I don't mind that. I feel we've got all the firepower to counter that. We showed signs of that in the first Test match but not for long enough,” he noted.
De Villiers felt all four Tests will be played on turning tracks. “All four of the Test matches will be played in similar conditions, no matter where we play. If we play India at the Wanderers in South Africa and it's seen as an Indian ground (home match), it will have turn on it. We're expecting turning wickets, wherever we go.”