While former England captain Mike Atherton labeled the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium wicket “disgraceful”, former India pacer Madan Lal blasted the lifeless wicket by saying, “such wickets will only kill Test cricket.”

“There was nothing in it. Had it been a true wicket, India would have managed to level the series,” said Madan, who was part of the Indian squad which lost 1-3 to England in 1976-77.