India ran up an imposing first-innings score of 616 for five declared on a dead Eden Gardens wicket on Saturday to record their highest total against Pakistan at home.

The visitors were 50 for one at the close on day two.

"Pitches that just suit batting, that's not terrific cricket, is it?" the former Australia fast bowler told a news conference.

"Cricket is all about balance, balance between bat and ball," said Lawson. "You play Test cricket on all different sorts of pitches but pitches like that, you don't see a lot of bounce at all. It's all in favour of the batsman."

Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman scored centuries after classy opener Wasim Jaffer recorded a double hundred to pile on the agony for injury-hit Pakistan.