After India’s defeat in the first Test within three days in a low-scoring affair against South Africa in Kolkata on Sunday, Gautam Gambhir said in the press conference that the Eden Gardens pitch was exactly the kind the hosts wanted. The current India head coach’s comments to the media confused the former head coach Anil Kumble, who called for more sporting conditions, given the legacy of what the venue has been in Test cricket over many years.

“If you look back at the legacy of Eden Gardens, there have been so many Test matches that have been played. I’ve been coming here since I was an Under-19 kid and I’ve never had a pitch that behaved like this over the three days in a Test match,” Kumble said on JioHotstar after the match. “I did listen to what Gautam said, he did mention about the

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