Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has offered advice to batters on how to tackle spin-friendly pitches in India ahead of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test between India and Australia, starting March 9 in Ahmedabad.

Notably, batters from both sides are struggling on the turning tracks with all three Tests getting over inside three days.

Speaking to Indian Express, Gavaskar suggested the batters to crouch a little like a wicket-keeper to meet the deviation and bounce better.

“Standing upright does not give that advantage on turners. They would be able to meet the deviation and bounce better if you crouch a little like a wicket-keeper,” said Gavaskar.

“Bending a bit helps you as you are closer to the ball, so to speak. Just like a great wicketkeeper who gets up with the bounce, a batsman, if he crouches just a little bit, not too low, where his head is more in line with the delivery angle, he would get to know which one to play, how far to go forward or is it better to go on the back foot,” he added.

Gavaskar went on to say that if the batters want to defend the ball better, then the bottom hand has to have the slightest of holds on the handle.

“The top hand guides the bat and the bottom hand decides the speed. So if you want to dead bat then the bottom hand has to have the slightest of holds on the handle. The top hand will bring the bat down as you want it, either straight or across the pads,” he stated.

India lead the four-match series 2-1 with one Test to go at the Narendra Modi Stadium, which the home team will need to win to reach the World Test Championship (WTC) final.