After 28 wickets fell on the first two days of the World Test Championship final at Lord's in London, former India opener Aakash Chopra criticized the western media for its double standards. Both Australia and South Africa made the most of the support for the pacers on the pitch and bowled riotously. Australia was bowled out for 212 on Day 1 after choosing to bat first, thanks to Kagiso Rabada's five-wicket performance. In the meantime, Australia responded aggressively by bowling South Africa out for just 138, with Pat Cummins taking six wickets himself.

The Western media's silence over Lord's bowler-friendly pitch did not impress Chopra, who noted that if a similar surface were produced in India, there would undoubtedly be an outcry.

Chopra stated on his YouTube channel, "One major question I had about this Lord's Test match is that if these 28 wickets had fallen in India in two days' play, wouldn't the western media have created an uproar about what sort of pitch they play, the ball is turning and bouncing, batting has become very difficult, and how such pitches can be allowed, that India is doctoring pitches and killing Test cricket."

The debate over the balance between bat and ball has been fueled by accusations that pitches in India provide the home club an unfair advantage. A striking illustration occurred during the Ahmedabad Test in 2021, when India's spinners took advantage of the turning surface to wreak havoc, causing England to suffer a severe loss in just two days. Former players, commentators, and even those in the England camp were quick to criticize the match, which witnessed 17 wickets fall on just the second day. There were rumors that the team's management was thinking about submitting an official complaint about the pitch's state.

"When it occurs in England, it's referred to as a sporting pitch."

Chopra targeted prominent Western media organizations, claiming that when a bowler-friendly surface is created in England, it is called a "sporting pitch," but when the track begins to turn on Day 1 in India, it is instantly criticized.

"You would have felt what you had done after seeing these headlines from The Telegraph to The Sydney Morning Herald." When it occurs in England, however, it's referred to as a "sporting pitch," where the batters' defensive skills have been ruined because the ball isn't moving much. "If the batters' defensive technique has been spoiled, it's valid in India as well," he stated.

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