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Following the end of Day 1 of India vs South Africa, the India coach shared that the Guwahati pitch likely suited the Indian team more than the Eden Gardens. However, the coach also mentioned that he personally did not believe that wickets can determine the end result of a game.

Assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate also termed the Day 1 pitch as a pitch that makes scoring runs a bit difficult, as most of SA's star batters were dismissed in the early overs.

Ryan ten Doeschate shared, "My personal point of view is that the wicket very rarely determines who wins the game. If we'd played better in Kolkata, I feel we could have won the Test on that surface."

He further added, "But having said that, you've got to introspect and look

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