India lost the first Test against New Zealand by eight wickets in Bengaluru, with the highlight being their first innings score of 46, the lowest ever by a team in Asia. There was moisture on the deck from the start, and the New Zealand sprinters, who specialize in extracting movement from the seams, used it to their advantage.

The setback has created panic among the group, which seeks to prepare a slow player for the next match. According to ESPNcricinfo, the field for the next match will be bare and slow in Pune.

Also, the bounce will be low as black ground is used and it will spin more to attract the Indian spinners into the game and allow them to dominate the process. It won’t have much grass, which should take away the seam movement factor for the speedsters once the ball ages a bit.

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However, the ball will come back more due to the dry pitch, and the pacers should be able to extract the reverse swing early in the innings. A similar surface was expected in Bengaluru for the first Test, one reason why India played three spinners, but rain at regular intervals made the pitch suitable for pacers, providing exaggerated seam movement for the New Zealand quicks. Zeeland.

Washington Sundar’s inclusion indicates India’s strategy

Hours after India’s loss to New Zealand, Washington Sundar was called up to the Indian team as an extra player. It confirms that India could be preparing for conditions that suit spinners and may play as many as four tweakers in the XI in the next game.

Also, the nature of the track is expected to be the same in Mumbai for the third Test, with the pitch offering more innings for slow bowlers. However, the bounce in Mumbai will be more than in Pune as it will be a red soil wicket, which naturally has more bounce than black soil tracks.

India probably didn’t need to do it because there is quality in their bowling attack to win games in real decks. A defeat should not have created unrest among the group, even though they are under pressure to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

Even against England earlier this year, India lost the first Test in Hyderabad but did not return to spin bowling and still won the series 4-1. They will gain nothing by playing on a curved track that lasts approximately three days.

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