With all the talk around India vs South Africa first Test match at Eden Gardens revolving around the nature of the pitch rolled out, India head coach Gautam Gambhir has dismissed all the talks about the surface, stressing that the pitch was exactly what his team had wanted.

“This is exactly the pitch we were looking for,” Gambhir said after India failed to chase 124 in the fourth innings. “And I feel that the curator was very, very helpful. This is exactly what we wanted and this is exactly what we got. If you don’t play well, this is what happens,” Gambhir told reporters after India lost to South Africa by 30 runs on Day 3 of the first Test.

Apart from South Africa captain Temba Bavuma who scored a gritty half-century on Sunday morning, batsmen from both teams struggled to adjust to the

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