"The two-finger test, which has been found to be not only unscientific and unnecessary but also subjects the complainant to further trauma and humiliation should be immediately stopped, " said Kirti Singh, of the All India Democratic Woman's Association.
Team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris revealed that Ponting had a repeat X-ray after the fourth Test that showed evidence that the fracture of his fifth finger had moved during the course of the Melbourne Test.
Questions had been raised over whether the 38-year-old leg-spinner should continue as captain after this series and a damaged finger may have ruled him out of the Nagpur Test, which starts on 6 November.