Just because the Indian team plays Indian maps in Hranice, it does not mean that they are playing in familiar domestic conditions. Ravichandran Ashwin has made a significant and somewhat controversial claim after the Indian test series against Western India.
The Indian test team recently played matches in Ahmedabad and Nový Delhi against West India and is scheduled to travel to Calcutta and Guwahati for two match test series against South Africa later in November and December. Recently, Spinner retired expressed his concerns that having such a large number of domestic places across the country is not always beneficial to the Indian team, although they are technically playing at home.
Ashwin has developed that when India plays test matches in places where they don’t regularly play red ball cricket, the team is unable to take full advantage of the home advantage. In his opinion, the team is familiar with the conditions and without regular exposure to these places, the team is left to guess about the behavior and conditions of the playground, even though it is home.
The former Spinner further added that there are significant challenges in playing in different parts of India, because the diverse geography of the country leads to extremely different conditions of the playground and playing the environment from one region to another.
“In Guwahati, when you play South Africa, India may play well and worry about South Africa. But just because it’s part of an Indian map will automatically become a real home game for India. I see it as a game for India in India.
India’s test points
Tamil Nadu Spinner said India had to set up fixed test centers for organizing international matches, especially against visiting teams to get the maximum home advantage. He pointed out that most other cricket nations were choosing places that are best suited for their strengths and designed to put pressure on the Indian team.
“India must have standard test centers. When we went through the Republic of South Africa, when it was the last time they planned a test in Port Elizabeth? This is because the ball and South Africa don’t want India to have no advantage. “Ashers,” Ashes there, “Ashes there,” Ashers there, “Assons there,” Ashers there, “Ashes there,” Ashers there, “Ashes,” Ash said, “Assshwin said he said Assons,” said, “
“Should we have standard test centers? Already exist in countries such as Australia, England and South Africa. These nations constantly use the same places for test cricket. However, in India, when you play in multiple test centers, they don’t always feel like a home game for India,” he concluded.
It is known that the Indian team plays on a wide range of playgrounds across the country. For example, places such as Mohali and Eden Gardens are traditionally useful for fast pitchers, while land like Ahmedabad and Chennai naturally prefer spin pitch. On the other hand, it is known that places such as Visag and Dharamsala provide sports goals that offer opportunities for both Batsmen and pitching, and bring all aspects of the game to the game.
Kohli at test centers
Long recently, Ashwina’s former Indian captain Virt Kohli also defended himself to set up fixed test centers in the country. At that time, however, Kohli’s proposal was more focused on improving the viewer’s participation and on increasing the atmosphere during the matches.
Kohli’s concerns were repeated during the test series India vs. West Indies, when a very small crowd appeared for the opening test match in Ahmedabad and raised questions about the efficiency of hosting games in less known places.
“Look, if you want to keep the test cricket alive, I totally agree to have a maximum of five reserved test centers. It cannot be sporadic and spread in so many places where you are unsure whether people appear or not,” Virt Kohli said in 2019.
“In my opinion, we should have five test centers. The period. When teams come to India, they should know that there are five places to play. They should also be familiar with the type of crowds to support the game.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
October 15, 2025
Tune
