Amid controversy over spin pitches that have dominated the ongoing Test series against England, India skipper Virat Kohli said on Wednesday that the criticism was “unfair,” reported AFP. Ahead of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad, Kohli said, “There is always too much noise and too much conversation about spinning tracks.”

India lead the series 2-1 following a crushing two-day, 10-wicket win on a turning pitch at the same stadium in the day-night third Test last week.

According to some experts, the pitch was not up to standard and even England coach Chris Silverwood said it had pushed England’s batsmen to “our extremes”.

Calling for balance in reporting on the state of the wicket Kohli said that if the media presented “views which say that it is unfair to criticise spinning tracks then I think it will be a balanced conversation.

He said, “The unfortunate bit is that everyone sort of plays along that narrative and just keeps making it news till the time it is relevant.”

According to Kohli,  when India lost a Test in New Zealand last year in three days, “none of our people wrote about the pitch, it was all about how India played badly in New Zealand and none of the pitches were criticised”.

Kohli insisted that the quick finish in the third Test was due to “bizarre” batting by both teams.

He said, “If you make a cricket ball helping the bowlers a focus, or the pitch helping the bowlers a focus, you are not really reading the game properly.”

He added, “It’s just the case of the wicket having more pace and bounce and I don’t think the red ball is going to change that whatsoever. I still maintain the result in the last game was purely down to bizarre batting.”