Root To Keep Scoring Options Open Against Indian Spinners, Not Committing To Play Sweep

Sweep shot will stay an important weapon against India spinners but England skipper Joe Root has said he has not yet committed himself to use it in the four-Test series that begins Friday at the MA Ch

Team bowling coach Bharat Arun had earlier said that the team management would work out a plan against England batsmen during the quarantine period.

Root said that he may not eventually rely on the sweep that much.

"It might be that there is more bounce, might be that there is not that much turn and it becomes a more dangerous shot out here. I have to find different ways of scoring runs. I suppose that is the art of batting. It is trying to implement a game and strategy of scoring runs on different surfaces. The challenge would be to assess what is right for all of us -- assessing the attack they play and then pick your part and score runs. And it might be that you have to sweep as much and choose not to sweep as much. I have to find different ways of scoring," said the England skipper.

"That is the beauty of batting. The thing that I really enjoy is that you can't bank on one way of doing things. You have to look at different ways of scoring runs," he added.

Root said that he would look to take the innings ball-by-ball and not go with a pre-meditated plan.

He also opened up on how he learnt playing the sweep shot at a young age. The 30-year-old said that because he couldn't muster up enough strength to hit the ball away from the square, he began relying on the sweep shot.