Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has called for the introduction of standard Test centres for home Tests. The 39-year-old said one needed to consider factors such as familiarity for players apart from crowds filling up stadiums, while allotting matches in India.

Ashwin said that playing on best pitches had to be a non-negotiable as far as choosing Test venues in India was concerned, adding that the hosts had to make the most of home conditions by playing on surfaces on which the team is used to playing.

“Test centres is not about crowds alone. It is also about familiarity of conditions. If we are playing a Test in Guwahati or Ranchi, I am not against these venues as a possibility. But the problem in India is every surface has a different identity. There is literally no boun

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