The sight of a pitch with a fair smattering of grass and premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah putting in hard yards at nets might be the early signs of India sticking to the three pacers theory for the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru from Wednesday.
Keeping in mind next month's trip to Australia where pacemen will have to shoulder the bulk of bowling, India have been giving more exposure to their quicks since the recent home series against Bangladesh.
Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep did the duty against Bangladesh, and the hosts might persist with the trio against the Kiwis as well.
The weather prediction for the next few days is also for gloomy hours here, strengthening the case of going in with three quicks.
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