India, Nov. 18 -- The Indian team has been at the centre of criticism amid the controversy surrounding the 'demonic' Eden Gardens track, after head coach Gautam Gambhir admitted that it was the management who had demanded a turner in Kolkata following the 30-run loss in the series against South Africa. On a track which was supposed to aid the home spin trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav, visiting tweaker Simon Harmer rocked the Indian batting line-up with a four-fer in each innings to hand the Proteas their first win on Indian soil in 15 years.

Despite the raging criticism aimed at the Indian team management, with experts urging them to reconsider their pitch philosophy and trust their arsenal of fast bowlers, t...