New Delhi, April 3 -- Former Indian player Aakash Chopra has shared his views on home teams' right to dictate the pitch conditions in the Indian Premier League(IPL).

While speaking on ESPNcricinfo's IPL show, Time Out, Aakash Chopra said that home teams should have the right to dictate the pitch conditions they want, arguing that this is a crucial part of home advantage.

He feels that home advantage is derived from two factors: the pitch and the crowd support.

"I feel every home team should have the right to decide the kind of surface that they want they should demand the surface, and they should get it, is what I feel, because home advantage is real, and that comes in only two forms: one is the surface that you choose and the second i...