New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- India head coach Gautam Gambhir didn't mince his words while expressing his displeasure over Delhi's surface that hardly offered anything to the pace bowlers of both sides during the second Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. For Gambhir, the way the strip evolved over the course of five days was "alarming," as he firmly believes that to keep Test cricket alive, teams need to compete on "good" surfaces.

India and the West Indies scuffled on a green strip in Ahmedabad during the series opener that lasted barely for two and a half days. For the second fixture, the surface had patches of grass and was a true paradise for batters. Four centuries were struck, two each from the hosts and the visitors...