Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Nov 19: Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has come down heavily on experts who have been criticising the Eden Gardens pitch following India’s three-day defeat to South Africa in the ongoing home Test series. India, led by Shubman Gill, faltered while chasing a modest target of 124, slipping into a must-win situation to keep the series alive against the World Test Championship holders.

Taking a sharp dig at former England captain Michael Vaughan—who labelled the Kolkata surface “awful”—Gavaskar said Indian pitches are unfairly targeted, especially when multiple wickets fall in a single day.

“Even for this Test at Eden Gardens, one of Ben Stokes’s has-beens has got vocal about the pitch simply because 15 wickets fell on day two,” Gavaskar wrote

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