That pitch could well have been similar to the one in Motera, for the third Test against England, and the one for the second Test in Chennai, and it appeared clearly that the Virat Kohli-led Indian team adapted themselves a bit better than England, at least when it came to bowling.
Axar Patel didn't spin it and darted the ball in to catch the English batsmen by surprise. They played for the spin but fell to straight deliveries. Even England bowlers, Jack Leach and Joe Root, got their wickets through deliveries that didn't do much.
It has come as no surprise then that former England captains Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain have, over the last few days, criticised England batting instead of the pitches in Chennai and Motera.