"We are definitely looking at the way how they went about the first game, playing some reverse", India's wicketkeeper Bharat

Led by Ollie Pope, England batters threw the Indian spinners off their plans with a barrage of sweeps and reverse sweeps

There is no panic in the injury-hit Indian camp, declared wicketkeeper KS Bharat on Thursday, asserting that the home side has made fresh plans to deal with England’s attacking approach, including employing the sweep shot as and when required in the second Test here.

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Bharat, who will be playing in front of his home crowd, said the team has worked on its shortcomings in the series-opener in which England staged a sensational comeback to win the game by 28 runs.

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Led by Ollie Pope, England batters threw the Indian spinners off their plans with a barrage of sweeps and reverse sweeps. They are set to maintain that intensity in the Test beginning here on Friday. 

“In our team meetings we spoke about the things we could have done better and yes, we certainly have few plans. [We are] definitely looking at the way how they went about the first game, playing some reverse. That’s something we have definitely worked on,” Bharat said in the pre-match press conference.

Indian batters, don’t play a lot of sweep shots but were seen practising that shot in the two training sessions before the second Test. Does this mean that the home team will play more square of the wicket?

“Playing in India, we play a lot of cricket on these tracks. It’s not that we don’t know how to sweep, reverse sweep or pedal, but on that particular day depending on the situation of the team, we as batters take our calls,” Bharat said. 

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