NEW DELHI: India's head coach Gautam Gambhir wants the Test specialists to go and play Ranji Trophy for their respective states to get game time ahead of the South Africa series rather than undergoing skill-set training at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

For the Indian head coach, there is no substitute for match practice. Gambhir understands that there is quick turnaround as India's T20 squad play their last game against Australia in Brisbane on November 9 and the first Test against South Africa starts on November 14 in Kolkata.

"Sometimes it is difficult, but that is what professionalism is all about. Try and use the days to the best of their ability because we know that there are very quick turnarounds, especially from here to one-day cricket, then T20 cricket, and then, what,

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