Both sides are likely to ditch the third seamer in Kanpur with conditions expected to be significantly different from what was the case in Chennai

Unlike the true bounce which lasted across four days in Chennai, the Green Park surface is expected to be flatter

Reflecting on past encounters, the last Test held at Kanpur in 2021 against New Zealand ended in a hard-fought draw. India relied heavily on their spinners—Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel—to exploit the pitch conditions.