Caribbean tour will stand India in good stead while preparing for the various challenges Australian grounds will pose during the T20 World Cup later this year.
India played the opening three T20s in West Indies before moving to Florida for the remaining two games. In the three games, the Indians had to navigate through different conditions.
They were faced with a two-paced pitch in Tarouba, while St Kitts had a strong wind. Read Also4th T20I: India eye series win against West IndiesShreyas Iyer's performance will be under intense scrutiny as India gear up for the back-to-back T20I games against West Indies, starting here on Saturday, with the twin objective of winning the series and also firming up squad for T20 World Cup. "I think it is very interesting because even in the World Cup straightaway the three grounds that come to my mind are Sydney - [where] the sides are slightly smaller and the straights are longer," Karthik said ahead of the fourth T20I. "Adelaide, we all know that the sides are very small and again, the straights are long, whereas in Melbourne, it's the exact opposite - the straights are short and the sides are very big. "So, obviously, we are going to be encountering different grounds wherever we are going to be playing, so the challenges are going to be different," he added.
India lead the tie 2-1, having won the opening and third T20. "Here, the challenges have been different in every venue where we have played.