Team India skipper Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir appeared visibly unhappy after examining the Eden Gardens pitch ahead of the opening Test against South Africa. Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill

Four days before the opening Test of the two-match series against South Africa in Kolkata, the Indian team held an optional training session at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. Only few players were spotted, including captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir, who reached Kolkata on Monday following a long flight from Australia, where India had recently finished a T20I series.

After the three-hour practice session, which saw only seven players in attendance while Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Devdutt Padikkal, and Axar Patel gave

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