The spinners, who had been called, are those whose state teams are no longer in the fray for the ongoing Ranji Trophy semis. The existence of four spinners in the main squad and another four makes it a total of eight spinners in the set-up. While Shreyas Iyer is missing the Test due to a back injury, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill also faced main team bowlers and throwdowns at the nets.
Unlike the team's net session before other international contests, where there are typically three nets (including one for throwdown), there was an arrangement for only a couple during the day, as each player was assigned an adequate period at the centre net itself.
(With inputs from PTI)