- Selecting the playing XI according to the conditions:
Well begun is half the battle won, and this will be apt even for this tour. An interesting characteristic about the surfaces in the Caribbean is that they tend to vary massively with every island and ground. For instance, while Antigua will be relatively flat, the surface in Jamaica will have unpredictable bounce and would assist the pacers quite a bit. This will surely be considered by India’s new coach Anil Kumble, who himself has found success in this part of the world. The surfaces in Jamaica and Trinidad will assist the pacers more, so on those venues, Stuart Binny could come into the reckoning with his seam ups instead of a spinner. On wickets that could probably deteriorate too quickly, playing an extra batsman in Rohit Sharma wouldn’t be a bad option either.