Terming the 22-yard strip Test cricket's key to revival, Sachin Tendulkar said, "The heart of Test cricket is the kind of surface that you play on. If you provide good pitches, cricket cannot be boring, cricket cannot be damp, and (there will always) be those exciting moments, exciting bowling spells, great batting and that is what people want to see."

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/good-pitches-key-to-test-crickets-revival-sachin-tendulkar/articleshow/70826190.cms