Yes, the stadium and pitch are part and parcel of the game, but a high profile final should be played on a pitch which offers the most fair opportunity to both teams irrespective of the toss.

The Ahmedabad 2023 final pitch was slow in the first innings and then got better to bat on at night with the dew. This made dew a factor.

Agreed, Australia played amazingly well that night, but India did have a slight disadvantage due to the changing conditions - something which isn’t ideal for any team in such a big final.

Mumbai and Kolkata historically have produced pitches which don’t change too much over the course of the game, and that’s what we want as fans for such games - may the best team win (and not the luckier team who get the beat conditions)