India, Sept. 16 -- As it often happens in the lead up to World Cups, teams use other competitions to test out their gameplans for the big event. What works, what doesn't and what should be used as a surprise tactic.

And that is something a lot of teams including India are doing at the ongoing T20 Asia Cup. The 2026 World Cup, to be played in India and Sri Lanka, will feature conditions similar to the United Arab Emirates.

Going by their first two matches in Dubai, against United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, India's plan is going to be to make best use of their spin attack. Hence everything that is possible will be done to allow the team to field its best spinners, even if it means a pacer has to be sacrificed.

India's experiment is larg...