India captain Suryakumar Yadav training at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (Press Trust photo)

In response to the relatively lackluster pitches in the tournament, especially in Colombo, India will hope the bowlers improve their game and the batsmen adapt quicker…New Delhi: India’s pacers and spinners split into two separate nets at the two center squares at Ferozeshah Kotla on Tuesday night. For the next two hours, the bowlers bowled with all their might, a rare occurrence in a long and important game where players look to conserve energy for the big moments. The batsmen’s sustained attack has dominated the headlines for more than a month. Under the lights at Kotla, the spotlight was firmly on the bowlers who gave their all in the first two days of the match against Namibia.Push boundaries with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Only Abhishek Sharma, who is still recovering from a stomach ailment, did not attend the rigorous meeting.As expected, preparations go beyond just the game against Namibia. It seems that there is a clear change in the Indian team’s approach. With all administrative and political hurdles cleared for the February 15 match against Pakistan in Colombo on Monday evening, it was time to focus on the details. As scary as last Saturday’s match against the United States was, India’s action really begins on Sunday. The situation in Colombo is markedly different from the recent situation in India, which will consume a lot of mental space.

“We understand the sentiments and different politics between the two countries. But I think it is very important for us to focus on the cricketing aspect. Going to Colombo will be a challenge, Pakistan has been stationed there for the past two weeks. We are fully focused on playing our best game in next week’s game,” India’s outspoken assistant coach Ryan Ten Duchard said Tuesday.The nature of the pitches in the tournament so far has generally not encouraged big scores. In particular, the relatively poor stadium conditions at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will definitely not escape the attention of Indian think tanks. As a result, there is an urge to deviate from all-out attacking batting, with the pitch expected to get tired and sluggish as the match progresses.“Judging from the performance in the first five or six days of the game, the strategy and our approach may be adjusted slightly,” Doshart said.“The pitch hasn’t turned out the way we thought it would and again and again we’re trying to adapt. We should be much better than we were in Mumbai (against USA). We’ve been giving it our all but with the pitch around you, you need a little bit of technique,” he added before turning his attention to the bowling attack.“I don’t think our bowlers have fired yet,” Doshart said. “It might be a little easy to watch the U.S. game and say that was a really good bowling performance, but you have to objectively analyze where we put the ball and how we used it. We also expect more from the bowlers.“We have world-class bowlers and that does give the batsmen the freedom to make mistakes in this format. If you keep bowling 250, you are going to make mistakes. But we also need to react to situations,” Doshcate said.Washington offers optionsand washington sundar In his first practice since recovering from a rib injury a month ago, the team has begun reviewing combinations based on court conditions. “You know the luxury of having four all-rounders is you can change the combination. That’s where Washington fits in,” Doshat said.