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India’s Test vice-captain Rishabh Pant has said that the team would not like to dwell on the defeat to South Africa too much, adding that the target should have been chased down, but increasing pressure saw their undoing in the first Test of the two-match series at the Eden Gardens.

On an underprepared track expected to favour Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, it was off-spinner Simon Harmer’s match haul of eight wickets that made the difference.

It was India’s fourth defeat at home in the last six Tests, including the 0-3 debacle against New Zealand on turning pitches in 2024. The loss has reignited the debate on Indian batters’ ability on turning tracks.

“After a game like this, you cannot dwell on it too much. We should have been able to chase it

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