India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has strongly refuted claims of ‘tailored’ pitches favouring the home team, asserting India’s strength makes such tactics unnecessary. He highlighted the team’s consistent high scores globally, attributing them to player prowess and the T20 format’s batting-friendly nature, not manipulated conditions. Gambhir also noted ICC oversight of pitches in global tournaments.‘India too good to think like that’: Gambhir shuts down pitch-tailoring claims after T20 World Cup
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has strongly refuted claims of ‘tailored’ pitches favouring the home team, asserting India’s strength makes such tactics unnecessary. He highlighted the team’s consistent high scores globally, attributing them to player prowess and the T20 format’s batting-friendly nature, not manipulated conditions. Gambhir also noted ICC oversight of pitches in global tournaments.