'Eden pitch was different, this is a road'

Eleven wickets had fallen on the first day of the Eden Gardens Test, 15 on the second, all for only 282 runs. Here, 10 wickets have fallen in two days for 498 runs, Right now, India are bearing the brunt of this disparity, having lost the first Test and staring ata first innings deficit of 480 runs.

- Somshuvra Laha

India's Kuldeep Yadav (L) celebrates the wicket of Marco Jansen.

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The toss didn’t prove to be too big a factor at Eden, butit’s certainly proving to be otherwise here. Bigger point is, if pitches are supposed to be prepared for home advantage, how did India mess it up so spectacularly?

“Kolkata’s wicket was different, this is a road,” said Kuldeep Yadav, who returned 4/115, at the press conference here on Sunday. “[t’s challenging and that’s why it's called a Test wicket. It doesn’t happen every day asa bowler. You always think of dominating, but when you get a good wicket then it’s also very important how you come back. The way we bowled yesterday, we were in very good control but obviously, in one session there was a partnership so we gota little behind in the game.