If India prepares pitches which turn a lot, England spinners will also come into game: Nasser

Former captain Nasser Hussain has advised India against preparing pitches which spin a lot in their fivematch Test series against England starting on January 25 saying doing so will bring the visiting spinners into the game alsoThe uncapped duo of Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir have been named as part of Englands quadruple spin attack alongside Jack Leach and Rehan AhmedIndia have also named four spinners in their squad for the first two Tests with Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav returning to action after missing the tour to South Africa and will be joined by Ravichandran Ashwin and allrounder Ravindra Jadeja I think what India should do is ask for good pitches that spin a bit because I think their spinners and batters will then outbat and outspin ours said Hussain on the Sky Sports Cricket podcastAlso Read Jaiswal and Dube shine as India secures 6wicket win in IndoreIf they ask for pitches that spin a lot then it becomes a bit of a lottery and brings Englands spinners into the game The way Bazball goes about its business they wont die wonderingEngland last won a Test series in India in 201213 under the captaincy of Alastair Cook where spin twins Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar starred in the momentous 21 triumphHussain also said that Indian fans are waiting to see how their side can put Englands Bazball strategy to bed Theres been a lot of talk about Indian cricket and theres been a lot of talk about Bazball said HussainMy sense in the World Cup was that a lot of Indian fans are waiting to see how to put Bazball to bed England opener Ben Duckett however said he is aware Indias seam bowlers can do just as much damage as their spinnersPeople talk about how good Indias spin bowling is but at the top of the order against the seam attack its going to be tough no matter how flat the pitches are Duckett who has been named in the 16member touring squad saidAlso Read Bonafide sixhitter Shivam Dube credits CSK amp MS Dhoni for his successIve obviously just played against in my eyes the best seam attack in the world this summer I think the preparation in Abu Dhabi will be focused around facing the newball spinIts going to be interesting I dont think Ill get out blocking as many times as I did when I was last thereDuckett made his Test debut in 2016 against Bangladesh Since then the 29yearold is known for playing a variation of sweep shotsIve played a lot of cricket since then and maturity is a big one for me in those years Duckett said The biggest thing this time around is that whatever India throw at me its not going to be a shock Ive played on those kinds of pitches I know full well what to expect when I get out thereTalking about Indias spin stalwart Ashwin he said I wasnt the last lefthander to struggle out there in those conditions against Ashwin Hes so good everywhereIm sure hes going to get me out again hes a worldclass bowler But I would back myself now on a good pitch or a flatter pitch to not feel like I have to play aggressive shots or sweep every ballIf those pitches are spinning and with the way this team have played over the last 18 months I know what my strengths are and Im certainly not going to die wonderingThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever