Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Gavaskar Criticizes MCG Pitch in Australia-England Test
Sunil Gavaskar, a famous former Indian cricketer, wrote about the pitch used in the fourth Test match between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
He said the pitch was not good and was rated 'unsatisfactory' by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which gave it one demerit point.
Gavaskar thinks that if this had happened in another country, like India, people would have been very upset.
He also compared it to old times when mistakes by umpires from England and Australia were called 'human errors,' but similar mistakes by umpires from other countries were called 'cheating.'
The fourth Test between Australia and England at the MCG ended quickly due to an unsatisfactory pitch.
The ICC rated the pitch 'unsatisfactory' and awarded one demerit point.
Sunil Gavaskar criticized the pitch, stating that similar conditions elsewhere would have caused significant backlash.
Gavaskar compared the situation to past instances where mistakes by umpires from England and Australia were labeled as 'human errors' while similar mistakes by umpires from other countries were called 'cheating.'
The criticism was published in Gavaskar's column for Mid-Day.
- Who
- Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian cricketer and commentator
- What
- Criticism of the MCG pitch for being unsatisfactory
- When
- After the fourth Test between Australia and England
- Where
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
- Why
- Gavaskar believes the pitch was unfair and that similar pitches in other countries would have caused significant backlash
- Event
- Fourth Test between Australia and England
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
- ICC Rating
- Unsatisfactory
- Demerit Points
- 1
- Critic
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Publication
- Mid-Day