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Video: When Virat Kohli Played Down A Pitch Debate After An Overseas Loss Against South Africa

By Sahil Mathur February 27, 2021 • 13:15 PM View: 2515

The talk of pitches in England's tour of India has made a lot of noise in the last few weeks.

In all three test matches played so far, one constant thing is the debate over the pitches used. In the first test, the Chennai pitch was a 'road' and had nothing for the bowlers while in the second and the third test, a complete turnaround happened, where bowlers, or rather spinners, were too dominating to play.

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