Sourav Ganguly was impressed with the Guwahati Test pitch.Image Credit source: PTI
The end of another Test series at home was very disappointing and embarrassing for the Indian cricket team. World Test champion South Africa justified its achievement and title by giving Team India a 2-0 clean sweep in the Test series. While this result disappointed the team, fans and former players, former captain Sourav Ganguly looked very happy after this match. But the reason for his happiness was not the defeat of Team India, rather it was the debut of Guwahati Stadium in Test cricket and presenting a pitch worthy of a good match.
South Africa played on the last day of the Test match on Wednesday 26 November at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. team india Defeated by a huge margin of 408 runs. This is Team India’s biggest defeat in terms of runs in Test cricket. With this defeat, the Indian team also lost the series by 0-2. Since then, coach Gautam Gambhir and the entire Indian team are constantly being criticized and are under the scanner, but amidst all this, the pitch of Guwahati Stadium has surprised everyone.
What did Ganguly say on the Guwahati pitch?
Former captain of the Indian cricket team and former president of BCCI, Ganguly was impressed by the pitch of Barsapara Stadium. After the end of the Guwahati Test, Ganguly wrote in a social media post, “Congratulations Guwahati for the first Test. Great Test pitch. I had a good experience with the stadium facilities. There was something for everyone. 5 wickets from Johnson, the batsmen scored runs and the role of spin was seen on the fourth-fifth day.”
Ganguly also praised South Africa while encouraging Team India. He wrote, “South Africa was very special. The young Indian team is going through a change. They will get better in the future.”
Well done Guwahati on the first test..fantastic test pitch..my experience of stadium facilities superb..had something for everyone..Jansen 5 wickets batters scoring runs and spin coming into play on day4 and 5 .SA were special..young indian team on transition..they will get
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 26, 2025
Work will have to be done on Eden Gardens
In fact, the test match was played for the first time in Guwahati. This became India’s 30th test venue. Here the match lasted for 5 days and the fans were thoroughly entertained. This was also special because just before this, the Test match played at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata had ended in just two and a half days, due to which the pitch here was being criticized. Incidentally, Ganguly is currently the President of the Bengal Cricket Association. In such a situation, his endeavor in the coming days will be to ensure that next time the Eden Gardens pitch plays better and questions are not raised on it.