After spending 2 days preparing exclusively on a red-soil pitch, India and Bangladesh trained on a deck made of black soil in Chennai on Tuesday. The first Test, beginning on Thursday, is expected to be played on the red-soil trampoline which often offers good support to pacers. However, unusual weather pattern in the city could affect the nature of the pitch as the match goes on.
“It’s really hot here in Chennai for the last couple of weeks, with temperature touching late 30s. Even though I heard that the pitch is sufficiently getting watered, the extreme heat could lead to its disintegration as the match progresses,” a veteran curator told PTI.
“It will bring the spinners into action as the match moves on. So, that could be the reason the batsmen were preparing for the turning ball,” the curator added.
The Indian batters had no answers to the Sri Lankan spinners in the recent ODI series that was contested between the 2 teams. The likes of Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and even star batter Virat Kohli could not force the pace against the Lankan tweakers in that white-ball series.
It will be interesting to see how the Indian batters will fair against the Bangladesh team who also have a clutch of experienced spin bowlers in their ranks.
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