New Delhi, April 3 -- Two weeks after complaining about the nature of the Eden Gardens pitch post their loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL 2025 opener, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane called for pitches that would assist spinners more, thereby giving the home advantage.

Since then, there has been a lot of debate on the Eden Garden's pitch with curator Sujan Mukherjee responding with 'franchises have no say over the pitch' remark.

If it was KKR who first asked for spin-friendly tracks, teams like Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants joined the bandwagon, taking a dig at the home cricket association for for getting the 'home advantage'.

If it was Kolkata Knight Riders who first urged for a spi...