Pitches in India will keep killing cricket

The India - Pakistan Tests fell short on entertainment value due to the lifeless pitches for the second and third Tests which weren't result-oriented. Makarand Waingankar in the Hindu talks about the pressing issue of the standard of pitches in India, something which has been felt in the domestic game as well.

It is high time the work of the members of the Pitches and Grounds Committee was monitored. What is the point of having them tour the zones if the associations continue to doctor pitches? The problem of doctoring the pitches would be solved if there was a penalty of one point for bad pitches.