India shouldn't be scared to prepare fair pitches: Shoaib Akhtar

LAHORE: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has joined the list of former cricketers who believe the pitch used in the third Test between India and England was not ideal for Test cricket.

The pitch offered some unexpected turn and was dusty in nature as India beat England in under two days to take a 2-1 lead in the series. In the second innings from both teams, none of the fast bowlers was introduced in the attack.

Akhtar joined the bandwagon of former cricketers like Michael Vaughan and Andrew Strauss, who slammed the Motera pitch. The former Pakistan pacer claimed that Motera kind of pitch is not good for Test cricket.

"Should Test matches be played on such wickets? Not at all. A pitch where there is so much unreasonable turn, that a match gets finished in two days, is not good for Test cricket," Akhtar said on his YouTube channel.

"I understand the concept of home advantage but this sort of advantage I believe is a little too much. If India had scored 400 runs and England got out for 200, then one could say that England played poorly. But here, even India was shot out for 145."

Akhtar further said that India don't need to be scared as they can beat England on fair pitches. Agencies

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