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Some of the wickets in Pakistan were worse than in India. Am sure some of the Pakistan fans would agree to this sentiment rather than like you getting defensive cause someone may slate the mighty India..
The lords pitch of late as become a grave yard for bowlers aswell...

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Flat pitches are why batsmen from the subcontinent often have higher averages and thus that should be taken into account when they are judged relative to batsmen not from the sub continent.

on the flipside, bowlers from the subcontinent should be given a lot of respect, because they have to work long and hard for their wickets, and in my opinion bowlers like chaminda vaas and zaheer khan should be considered to be greats of the modern era, just as much as steyn, mcgrath and the rest of them.

I wouldn't say that flat wickets are ruining test cricket. as far as i'm concerned they have always been there, and are just as much part of the game as the bouncy wickets we saw recently in south africa.

I would say that the influence of the one day game in the mindset of bowlers is they most dangerous threat to test cricket today, the kind of bowling designed to contain runs rather than take wickets, particularly amongst spinners.

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oh no, bounty hunter is everywhere

Mumbai were very keen to keep this wicket flat so their god would find it easy to score.

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Neon is blind.

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Sachin on 99 hundreds, pitch flatter than neons forehead, on his home ground.... wake up neon

pancake

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Theres a differance Neon, when England bat there. they prepare dry wickets,IE leave them open to the elements several days previous..And the wicket becomes so dry it dusts up. And as you know batting last is a nightmare as the ball hits the wicket and barely gets above ankle high.
This wicket is a grave yard for bowlers. 900 runs so far for the loss of 13 wickets..
day 4 tomorrow, will India knowing its a draw. bat for 2 more days and pile on well over 700?..

i don't think india are the only country that try to make the best wickets for their team. Austrlia tried it at melbourne last year, the West Indies did it in 2009, and i'm sure all countries have at some point or another.

there are issues on which you can lambast the BCCI, but flat tracks are not one.

due to the climate of india, the tracks there will be dry and dusty, slow and low, and will spin. With the improvements in groundskeeping, pitches stay together longer, don't crimble and don't turn as much. This results in flat tracks.

What appears to be happening is that posters on here are criticising groundsmen for preparing pristine pitches, which are a batsman's paradise, yet also criticising groundsmen for preparing wickets that turn (like in Sri Lanka). please make your minds up!