KOLKATA: Staying true to batters’ quirks and routines during net sessions, India’s Sai Sudharsan and Dhruv Jurel on Monday faced spinners while wearing only one pad to counter the turning deliveries, a method that comes with an element of risk.

As is the case with most unorthodox practices, there was a method to the madness during this nearly three-hour optional session at the Eden Gardens.

For left-hander Sudharsan, the decision to remove his right pad was aimed at ensuring a big front-foot stride without any protection on that leg.

Sudharsan did not play the Eden Test, and there is no guarantee he will get a start in Guwahati either.

Batting against left-arm spinners and off-spinners without a front pad meant he had to be especially cautious about avoiding blows on the shin bone or

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