Few would have dared predict this. A year after India's rank-turner gamble against New Zealand blew up in their face, they've walked straight into another minefield - and against the world Test champions, no less. Sourav Ganguly insisted Eden Gardens wouldn't be a rank-turner. Curator Sujan Mukherjee promised "a sporting wicket" with "something for everyone".

Yet the signs were there from the first session, and by Day Two the pitch had gone rogue. Uneven bounce, sharp turn and chaos: 16 wickets on Saturday, and a Test match threatening to die before the second day's close.

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Even India's bowling coach, Morne Morkel, admitted that the team had been caught off guard. "Yeah, look, I mean, to be honest with you, even we didn't expect a wicket to d

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