Turning track or not: India caught on a sticky wicket

NEW DELHI: Will the Indian team continue to play on a turning track after losing the opening Test against Australia by 333 runs or else opt for those type of pitches which won them the Test series against New Zealand and England? There is no official word from anyone on what the strategy could be for the Bangalore Test. But the team is certainly caught between the devil and the deep blue sea while deciding the nature of the pitch for the next Test.
With Australia paying India back in their own coin, the team management is under severe pressure to level the series in Bangalore. Besides, relying on captain Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble's experiences, the main question is whether the Test would be played out on a turning track or not. India's best chance to level the series against Australia would come only from another turning pitch. But after what happened in Pune on Saturday afternoon, it remains to be seen if the team would actually be ready for another turner or not.
More than making a cosmetic change, India would also look to adjust their technique while playing the likes of Steve O'Keefe in Bangalore. Five leg-before-wickets in the Indian second innings shattered the Indian batting, but it primarily happened because the batsmen were looking to put their bat and pad together while playing for the turn.
When an odd delivery from O'Keefe didn't turn, it went straight to the pads and with the DRS system in place, there wasn't an iota of doubt about the LBW decisions. Even going on the back-foot on an uneven track like the one in Pune is an extremely dangerous ploy. India's batting suffered a collapse after openers Murali Vijay and KL Rahul were trapped in front of the stumps on their back-foot early on to end the Indian hopes of putting up a fight.