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IND vs ENG: Team Management Asked Slow Turner For Dharamshala Test - Reports

Dharamshala is set to produce a spin-friendly track for 5th Test [X.com]Dharamshala is set to produce a spin-friendly track for 5th Test [X.com]

India seem set to dish out another slow turner for England in the fifth and final Test of the series in Dharamshala, starting Thursday (March 7). 

The beautiful valleys up north of the country and overcast weather conditions may have given the tourists an impression of a home venue away from English shores but that is where the familiarity is due to end. 

According to Indian Express, Team India led by skipper Rohit Sharma is likely to ask for another slow turner from the curators, who resumed their work on the strip on Monday (March 4) after constant rain and drizzle in the past few days had put a halt on the proceedings. 

Unseasonal rains had prevented the ground staff from providing the final touches to the strip that will be rolled out but Monday's clear weather allowed the curators to get down their jobs. 


Dharamshala Likely To Offer Another Slow Turner 

The report from the Indian Express suggested the curators will be involved in discussions with the Indian team management, including coach Rahul Dravid, and there is a strong likelihood of another traditional pitch to be rolled out with no excessive turn or seam movement. 

After losing the opening Test in Hyderabad, India bounced back to clinch three consecutive victories, with each of the tracks in Visakhapatnam, Rajkot and Ranchi playing true to their balanced nature. 

Having produced raging turners in 2021-23, India have finally realised that on good Indian decks, they can maintain a gap in quality between their spin attack, featuring greats R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, and the ones the visiting teams arrive with. 

The weather and cold waves in Dharamshala, however, should keep the pitch truer for that much longer, making it a task for the curators to ensure the track wears off and turns at some point if the sun doesn't break past the persistent clouds.