India faced a significant loss to South Africa in the first Test at Eden Gardens, with neither team managing to score runs due to the pitch's excessive turn. Looking ahead to the second Test, reports indicate that the pitch will again favour spin.

India have long curated home tracks that accentuate turn, but the assumption their own batters would master such conditions no longer appears safe following their defeat in the opening test against South Africa.

According to the visuals posted by RevSportz, Gambhir also hugged Mukherjee, and all appeared to be well between the two. It is worth mentioning that Mukherjee has been grabbing headlines since the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season after he refused to listen to Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) demands for a spinning track.

This was India's fourth defeat in the last six Tests at home and in all four Tests -- including three against New Zealand -- their batters have flopped against spin.

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Cheteshwar Pujara dismissed talk of India’s Test team being in transition, stressing strong talent and first-class records, and said losing at home shows deeper issues in the red-ball setup.

India in Kolkata as they collapsed early, with Yashasvi Jaiswal falling for a duck. South Africa, reigning ICC World Test Championship holders, dominated, dismantling India’s batting lineup and adding

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