India, Nov. 15 -- The Eden Gardens pitch in the ongoing opening Test between India and South Africa is turning out to be a difficult one to bat on. Initially, it looked like a normal subcontinent track, good for batting for the first two days, but the top surface began to come off in the second half of Day 1 itself. On Day 2, it was almost unplayable, as fast bowlers contributed to the fall of 11 of the 26 wickets.

Meanwhile, Dinesh Karthik also stated on air that the pitch hadn't been watered the day before the Test, which is unusual. On social media, the pitch has also been slammed by some fans, and even Michael Vaughan took to X to criticise the track.

Aussie legend Aaron Finch had a different take on the pitch in Kolkata. Taking to ...