Motera pitch was criticized because the match concludedin two days. It has been subjected to criticism from not only by a some new agebatsmen but also by former cricketers. Alastair Cook was among those whocriticized the pitch. However, there were many who came out to shut down thiscriticism. One among them is R Ashwin.
Ashwin, during virtual media interaction said, "Ihave a question back. What is a good cricket surface? The bowlers want to winthe game. The batsman need to bat well to get runs. No question about it. Whatmakes a good surface? Who defines this? Seam on the first day and then bat welland then spin on the last two days."
Ashwin added that he needs to get over it. He talked atlength about the pitch and about how people are being conditioned to seeparticular pitches in particular ways.