‘Samajh naa aaye toh fair nahi hota’ – Former Pakistan captain rips apart Ian Healy for ‘fair pitches’ remarks

The much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy is less than a week away from the start. India will be the three-time defending champions, having the last three series from 2017 to 2021. Meanwhile, former Australia wicketkeeper batter, Ian Healy expressed his ‘concerns over the pitches’ to be produced during the series. He said that India would run away with the series if ‘unfair wickets are produced’.

“I think if they produce fair Indian wickets, that are good batting wickets, to start with, (that) probably spin and spin pretty consistently but spin a long way, late in the match … we (Australia) win. I’m worried about (Mitchell) Starc and (Nathan) Lyon in the first Test … if they’re unfair wickets which I’ve seen in the last series, where balls were jumping ridiculously and sliding down low from day one, I think India play those conditions better than us,” Healy had said.

When Australia can’t play, they call the pitched unfair: Salman Butt

In reply, former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt started by saying when the subcontinent teams travel to Australia, they don’t complain about the wickets. The left-hander added that the bouncy wickets in Australia are the home conditions for the Aussie side. Butt further added that the Aussies shouldn’t term Asian conditions as unfair.

“When subcontinent teams travel to Australia, they don’t complain about the pitches. They don’t say there’s extra bounce in Perth and that it’s unfair. There are different home conditions and you have to get used to those. Teams face difficulties in Perth, likewise they also face problems against spin. So, you shouldn’t talk about what’s fair or unfair. The pitch is giving results.

“Ye aadat bhi hai. Unko samajh naa aaye toh fair nahi hota (It’s their habit. If they can’t understand the pitch, they call it unfair),” Butt said on his official YouTube channel.