The SCG pitch has been criticized by former Indian cricketers Dilip Vengsarkar and Sunil Gavaskar. Vengsarkar called the pitch "substandard" and heavily biased toward pacers, making batting extremely difficult.

ICC rates four out of five pitches in Border-Gavaskar Test series 'very good', with Sydney track deemed 'satisfactory'.

However, former Australia captain Michael Clarke was highly critical of the surface. "The SCG is my favourite ground in the world, it is my home ground, and I hate saying this out

Former India captain and head coach Ravi Shastri strongly advised two batting stalwarts of Indian cricket, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli following their lacklustre performances in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's Test future is now in the hands of selectors, said former India captain Sunil Gavaskar while advocating an honest deep-dive into the team's downward spiral in the last six months.