India, Nov. 17 -- Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad cornered head coach Gautam Gambhir and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar after the hosts went down to South Africa by 30 runs in the first Test of the two-match series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. India, who were without Shubman Gill due to the captain's neck spasm, were unable to chase the target of 124, getting bundled out for 93 in the second innings with Simon Harmer running riot with four wickets.

The Eden Gardens pitch also became a huge subject of controversy after the 22 yards offered variable bounce right from the start, making batting difficult. Only one batter from both teams (Temba Bavuma) managed to hit a half-century - in the third innings - helping the Proteas set a t...