NEW DELHI: "There were no demons in the pitch," said India head coach Gautam Gambhir after he was repeatedly asked about the playing surface following India’s 30-run loss in the first Test of the two-match series against the reigning World Test Champions (WTC) winners at the Eden Gardens. Gambhir admitted the pitch was "exactly" what they had asked for and was in no mood to blame the 22 yards for the outcome of the Test. India lost the game inside two and a half days on a pitch that had variable bounce, sharp turn, offered something to the quicks and made batting very difficult from the first hour of Day 1. It could be gauged from the fact that only one half-century was scored in the game, and that too came in the third innings when South Africa captain Temba Bavuma put on a batt

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