India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has strongly defended Gautam Gambhir, refusing to hold him accountable for the pitch at Kolkata's Eden Gardens or for India's humiliating loss to South Africa in the series opener. This defeat has effectively eliminated the hosts' chances of winning the series and puts them in jeopardy of missing the World Test Championship (WTC) final once again.

During the pre-match press conference, Kotak asserted that there seems to be an agenda against Gambhir. He noted that the head coach had stated the unsporting nature of the track at Eden Gardens was exactly what the team had requested. Furthermore, Kotak suggested that Gambhir's remarks were intended to protect the curator from criticism.

"Gautam said he took the blame on himself because he didn’t want the c

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