Guwahati, Nov. 20 -- India's batting coach, Sitanshu Kotak, has defended head coach Gautam Gambhir, expressing disapproval of the criticism directed at him following India's defeat to South Africa in the first Test in Kolkata. Kotak believes this criticism is coming from people with their individual agendas.

India suffered a 30-run defeat in the Kolkata Test, marking their fourth home Test loss in the past year under Gautam Gambhir's coaching.

"Gautam took the blame on himself because he didn't want the curators to take the blame. Definitely, when we play in India--just like other countries play to their strengths--we rely on spin. We usually expect matches to last four to four-and-a-half days with some help for spin. Fast bowlers remai...