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India's Eden debacle: Underprepared pitch, shoddy technique against spin and growing need for specialists

News Batra

19 Nov, 2025

India's debacle at the Eden Gardens against the reigning World Test Champions (WTC) in the first Test has raised a plethora of questions -- the team's preparation after playing a white-ball series in Australia, India batters’ dodgy technique against quality spin and the lack of specialists in the Test squad.

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