India legend Sunil Gavaskar has said if 15 wickets would’ve fallen in a day in a Test in India, all hell would’ve broken loose. His words come after a dramatic second day of the fifth Test at the SCG where 15 wickets tumbled.

Australia was bowled out for 181 after resuming their day 2 on 9/1. Then in reply, India ended day 2 on 141/6 with a lead of 145 runs. Beau Webster, on his Test debut, made 57 runs for Australia, while Rishabh Pant slammed 61 in 33 balls for India in its second innings.

"If 15 wickets fell [on one day] in India, all hell would have broken loose. We had Glenn McGrath saying he'd never seen so much grass. Did you hear any former India cricketer moan about the pitch?” said Gavaskar on ABC Grandstand Radio after day two's play ended.

"When we go out and play cricket we will toughen it out. And if we are beaten, we are beaten. Overseas it's very difficult to beat home teams. I did say that when we saw the pitch yesterday, the cows could have gone and grazed on it.

This is not the ideal Test match pitch that you want because you want it to go into a fourth and fifth day. Unless there is rain I don't see us being here on day four,” Gavaskar said.

Gavaskar also slammed former Australian and English players, claiming that Indians never complain about foreign pitches. He noted that if 15 wickets fell in a single day in India, there would have been a riot.

"Former English and Australian cricketers all the time talk about the Indian pitches and conditions. We're not moaners, we're not whingers. You'll never find us complaining, but 15 wickets in a day in India, there would be hell", Gavaskar said.