IND vs ENG: Michael Vaughan, Shane Warne In Twitter War Over Chennai Pitch

Michael Vaughan and Shane Warne got involved in a debate over the quality of the pitch dished out for the ongoing second Test in Chennai with the former Australia spinner objecting to an ex-England ca

Off-spinner R. Ashwin took five wickets for 43 runs while left-arm spinner Axar Patel took two for 40.

Vaughan added that the wicket didn't do as much in the first two sessions when India batted.

India been better in all aspects .. But the pitch hasn’t been the same from Ball one !!! It’s fine to produce whatever you want at home to gain advantage .. But this pitch for a 5 day Test match is a stinker .. but if I was India I would have done the same .. https://t.co/ySGGzwg9ja

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 14, 2021

"It didn't do anywhere near as much for 2 sessions ... Spun but not like what it's doing now ... India would have drawn the first Test if they had batted anything like in the 1st innings ... This isn't a good Test match pitch," he wrote in reply to Warne's praise of Rohit Sharma's batting in first innings.

Warne responded, "Come on maaaaaate ! The last few days of the 1st test, the wicket started exploding & no one said a word about the pitch when India had no chance. At least this test it's been the same for both teams from ball one. Eng bowled poorly & Rohit, Pant, and Jinx showed how to bat."

"There's no difference between the ball seaming/spinning too much. We always want a fair contest between bat/ball. India has batted & bowled better than England in this match - simple. Conditions have been the same for both sides from ball one. But this is excessive & in favor of the ball," added Warne.