Indian opener Rohit Sharma brushed aside criticism surrounding the pitches during the ongoing Test series against England, saying that home advantage should not even be a topic for debate in cricket.
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The second Test finished inside four days with India performing exceedingly well on conditions familiar to them, while England won the first Test. The pitches for the two matches, both played in Chennai, were significantly different.
“I’ve never understood why it’s debated so much,” he said. “People keep talking about it, but the fact is this is how pitches in India have been for a long time. I don’t think anything should change. Everyone makes use of home advantage. When we go outside, no one thinks about us – so why should we think of others?
“We need to go with our team’s preference. That’s the meaning of home advantage. Else, just take it away. The ICC…