In the aftermath of the Indian batters not being able to cope with the South African spin challenge and surrendering the first Test by 30 runs in Kolkata on Sunday, former India leg-spinner Narendra Hirwani has suggested having neutral curators prepare pitches for international matches.

The Eden Gardens curator Sujan Mukherjee was in the limelight for dishing out a pitch “exactly” like the Gautam Gambhir-led Indian team management, wanted. Cricket Association of Bengal president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly defended Mukherjee amidst the criticism that the pitch received for the match that ended before tea on Day Three.