Pitch fiasco a direct slap in spectator's face

Batsmen have got so used to having everything in their favour – the tracks were such featherbeds throughout this series – that they probably felt cheated at the Kotla. Had the series been even or the Sri Lankan score at 83 for one, would the game have been called off with such alacrity? Suresh Menon attempts to answer the question on Dreamcricket.com.

An editorial in the Indian Express says Indian cricket will continue to suffer until the BCCI stops behaving like a relic of the amateur age.

Another in Kolkata's Telegraph says that the BCCI cannot escape the responsibility for the mess even though the local association is actually responsible for preparing the pitch.