In a bid to improve batting against spin, Indian players practice with one pad removed during nets at Eden Gardens.

Eden Gardens saw something unusual ahead of India’s do-or-die Test against South Africa - frontline batters walking into face spin with one leg virtually unprotected. It was India’s latest, somewhat quirky experiment to fix a batting problem that has already cost them a home Test.

With South Africa 1-0 up after that 30-run win in Kolkata and the second Test in Guwahati looming, the Indian camp has turned to an old-school drill: make batters remove their front pad against spin so they have no choice but to trust their bat. It's a high risk, but the team clearly believes it’s a risk worth taking.

As reported by PTI, during an optional three-hour session at the Eden Gardens,

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