Bhubaneswar, Feb. 6 -- A couple of days back, former India captain Sourav Ganguly had made a controversial comment about the nature of pitches prepared for Test cricket in India.

"When I see Bumrah Sami Siraj Mukesh bowl . I wonder why do we need to prepare turning tracks in india ..my conviction of playing on good wickets keeps getting stronger every game .. They will get 20 wickets on any surface with ashwin jadeja Kuldeep and axar .. batting quality dropping because of pitches in last 6 to 7 yrs at home ..good wickets are a must .. india will still win over 5 days...@bcci," wrote Ganguly on social media platform X (earlier known as Twitter).

Ganguly's post has reignited the pitch controvery in India.

However, responding to Ganguly's...