Gavaskar was of the view that Test match pitches needed to be of sporting nature.
"You can get a very flat surface which is totally in favour of batsmen. This is a pitch which is totally in favour of bowlers," Gavaskar said while commenting on the pitch for SuperSport television.
Pollock went a level higher and termed the surface as a bad one.
"If you've got deliveries behaving like this on day two of a Test match it can't be judged a good surface," he said.
"You go to India and get a surface like Nagpur where it turned too much. This can't be judged a good surface because as a batsman you are never in," he said.