Former India cricketers reacted strongly after the team’s 30-run loss to South Africa at Eden Gardens, a match in which India could not chase 124. The defeat has reopened questions about selections, planning and India’s struggles on turning pitches. Former cricketer Irfan Pathan said India’s ability to play spin has reduced over time. "Skills to play spin on turning tracks around the world have definitely gone down, but this kind of batting from India shows how much our own ability has dropped too. Soft hands, wrist work, all of it has declined drastically," Pathan said on X. Wasim Jaffer said India have not corrected mistakes seen in earlier defeats. "Looks like we haven't learned our lesson from NZ (New Zealand) series loss. The gap between our spinners and opposition spinners r

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