Skipper Suryakumar Yadav accepted that India's batting has been a bit scratchy in the opening two matches of the ongoing T20 World Cup, but was confident of nullifying the sling-spin of Pakistan's Usman Tariq, whom he termed as an "out of syllabus question" during an exam. "See, sometimes there is a question in the exam as well which is out of syllabus. So, we can't leave that question. To tackle that, you have to adopt your own way. Yes, he is a different character when he comes to bowl," the Indian skipper said at the pre-match conference. 

"But at the same time, we can't just surrender. We practise with similar types of bowlers and similar actions. We will try to execute what we are practising in the net sessions," said Suryakumar. India were reduced to 77 for six by the USA and then Namibia grabbed five wickets for four runs in the death overs, exposing certain chinks in their batting. Now, set to play at the slow-burning Premadasa pitch here on Sunday, the Indian batters will be up against the Pakistan spin battery led by Tariq, whose quirky pause and deliver action has caused a debate about its legality in cricketing universe.