India Test captain Shubman Gill on Wednesday indicated that the team is moving away from its preference for rank turners in home games and would be looking to play on tracks that “offer assistance to both batters and bowlers”.
In a press conference on the eve of the Test series against West Indies here, Gill said the team might be tempted to field a third seamer in the series opener with the venue sporting a green-top surface amid hot and humid conditions.
“I can’t really speak about what were the conversations before I came (in as captain), but yes we would be looking to play on wickets that offer [help] to both the batsmen and to the bowlers,” Gill said.
“But having said that, I think any challenge for any team that comes to India, they know that the challenge is going to be spin and reverse swing. Keeping these challenges in mind, we would be looking to play on wickets that offer both to the batsmen and to the bowlers.
“You will get to know the combination tomorrow [Thursday]. Given how the weather and conditions are, we are tempted to have a third seaming option but we will take a call tomorrow,” he added.
Gill said India will be looking to play “hard and grinding cricket” at home.
“We are looking to play some hard grinding cricket and then over the past few years if you see, the Test matches in India don’t really go [on] up to five days, so what we are really looking to do is to play some good, hard cricket,” he said.
“What people can expect from us is good hard grinding cricket and we wouldn’t be looking for any easy out options and we have got the skill set to be able to play on any kind of wicket or any situation,” Gill added.
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