Team India’s batters were tested by a rank turner and failed in the first Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens, but the red-soil pitch for the second fixture at Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium will be a sporting one, reckons Assam’s Ranji team skipper Sumit Ghadigaonkar.

Guwahati, the home city of BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, will be hosting its maiden Test, becoming the 28th Test venue in the country.