India’s first home Test against the Proteas opened on a disappointing note with a 30-run defeat inside three days in Kolkata, and head coach Gautam Gambhir used the post-match press conference to highlight what he believed the young batting group lacked most, which he believes is the ability to handle pressure in tough sessions of Test cricket. India, missing captain Shubman Gill due to a neck injury, folded for 93 while chasing 124. The innings never recovered after Marco Jansen’s early burst and Simon Harmer’s second-innings spell, which sealed an eight-wicket match haul for the off-spinner. Washington Sundar (31) and Axar Patel (26) offered resistance, but South Africa’s disciplined attack held firm to go 1-0 up in the two-Test series. Gambhir, assessing the defeat, stre

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