In the fortnight since they landed in Dubai, India haven’t allowed the grass to grow under their feet. To compensate for the lack of match-time over the last three months for a majority of the 15-man squad for the T20 Asia Cup, they have been hard at work at the ICC Academy, spending long hours working on various aspects of their games.

It was no different on Saturday. A little over 15 hours after returning from Abu Dhabi, where they had to dig deep to quell a feisty Oman challenge by 21 runs, they assembled at the Academy for an optional training stint ahead of their first Super Four outing on Sunday, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium against Pakistan.