Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers feels that India's head coach Gautam Gambhir was trying to take a dig at his players, which is why he stated that the Eden Gardens curator provided exactly the kind of pitch the team asked for in the first Test against the Proteas.
The cricketer-turned-expert believes that Gambhir indirectly asked his players why they couldn't perform even after being handed a track for which they had planned. While experts and fans criticised the nature of the surface, Gambhir defended it, saying that the curator was very helpful.
The Test match finished in three days, as South Africa won by 30 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. They defended a 124-run target on a rank turner on Day 3.