Overview

• Dilip Vengsarkar said head coaches and captains traditionally inspect pitches up close and those rights must be upheld at English venues
• He criticized Surrey curator Lee Fortis’s order to keep Indian support staff 2.5 metres from the main square as excessive
• Vengsarkar rebuked Matthew Hayden’s call for Gambhir to temper his language, calling it a display of nationalistic double standards
• No formal complaints or sanctions have been reported following the verbal spat between Gambhir and Fortis before the fifth Test at the Oval
• He praised the series’ sporting wickets, saying high-quality pitches are vital for Test cricket’s future