India defeated England by 10 wickets in the third Test match. The match ended in two days. Following that people started praising Team India in the country and abroad, but at the same time, Motera's pitch is also being severely criticized. It was even said that BCCI has built the world's largest cricket stadium but did not know how to make a pitch fit for a test match.
Still, India's captain Virat Kohli in the presentation ceremony defended the Narendra Modi Stadium pitch and blamed the batsmen for playing lose shots. Kohli during the press conference had said, "To be honest, I don't think the quality of batting was up to standards. We were 100 for 3 and bowled out for less than 150. It was just that the odd ball turning and it was a good wicket to bat in the first innings."
Now, former England captain Alastair Cook has joined the list of cricket experts in the criticism of the Ahmedabad pitch along with Michael Vaughan. Cook however not only slammed the pitch but also criticized Kohli for defending the pitch.
Cook in an interview with Channel 4 said, "Virat Kohli's come out and defended the wicket almost as if it's a BCCI thing - it cannot possibly be the wicket. Yet it was so hard to bat on that today. So hard."
"Take the wicket out and blame the batsmen? We've got Virat Kohli, Joe Root, we have some great players of spin. Yes, we've got some people who have got to learn to play spin better, but we have got great players of spin also struggling. To me It'd be great to have that game with the red ball to see the difference when the ball is skidding on. Today trying to play properly, it was nigh-on impossible," added Cook.