Kolkata: For cricket in India, 'home advantage' has acquired a whole new meaning in recent times. Ranji Trophy matches ending within two days and the latest spin on the India-South Africa series are hogging the headlines.


Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid, here as coach of the Under-19 India team, expressed dismay over the desperate desire to log points. "It's disappointing to see this (trend). I don't want to specifically mention the Bengal game (against Odisha), but all around in the Ranji Trophy this year teams are producing poor wickets — square turners where matches are finishing in two or three days. I don't think it's good for the health of Indian cricket," he said soon after the India Colts' practice at the Jadavpur University's Salt Lake campus yesterday.