With the first three Tests of the ongoing India-England series witnessing action for 12 of the 15 designated days, all talk about the nature of surfaces were put on the backburner. Ahead of the fourth Test at the JSCA Stadium from Friday, however, the pitch is now front and centre.
It is not so much a matter of raging debate, but of intrigue. With Jasprit Bumrah being rested, there is an expectation for the turf to take early turn, something that was missing in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Rajkot.
