Salman Butt, a former captain, and hitter for Pakistan criticized Ian Healy for his divisive remarks on Indian pitches and the Australian cricket team. Australia is getting ready to take on India in a four-match Test series that will begin on February 9 in Nagpur. Healy predicted that Australia would prevail if India provided a “decent pitch” with constant spin rather than one in which the ball “jumped crazily and slipped down low from day one.” The former Australia wicketkeeper-batter had stated that India would do better than the visiting team in certain circumstances if an “unfair pitch” was supplied.
Butt responded to Healy’s assertion by saying that the Australian side has the propensity to whine and declare it “unfair” if the pitches don’t favor them. “When subcontinent teams travel to Australia, they don’t complain about the pitches. They don’t say there’s an extra bounce pitch 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. If the other team is winning on the same pitch that means they are performing better than you,” said Butt on his official YouTube channel. “But 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),” he added.