"All credit to the HCA and Chandra for getting such a strip ready. In fact, that is what the BCCI wants. We want to offer good, quality wickets and make sure both teams have a fair advantage when playing in neutral venues." said Chief curator of the BCCI, Dalit Singh.

"See, it is just a Board policy. And if such policies help the Indian team for a particular series, it’s great."

"10 years ago, I would not have thought of associations taking such care of their pitches."

”I want to pass off all the knowledge that I have acruired over the years. It should not all go with me when I die."

"Look, AUstralian and South African turfs have the advantage of natural soil. Here, we have different soil content across the country and that is a huge challenge.”

”However, we have a great system in place. My colleagues from other countries have praised the kind of infrastructure and equipment we use. They do not use the level of machinery we have in place here."

Daljit said: "It is a point well take. I accept we still have certain aspects to work on and learn from our mistakes.”

”Having said that though, most of the surfaces for Ranji this season have been made to produce results and offer equal advantage for players."

"Sachin is a great player and his opinion is greatly respected. But let us see for some more time how this thing (about neutral venues) goes. We have met with decent success so far."