India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, who has been experiencing a dip in form over the last two years, has admitted that he needs to improve against the spinners.
Rahane has scored just three hundreds and eight fifties from 48 innings since 2016 but he remains confident that he will be able to convert the starts into big scores.
"There is no problem in my technique and so I am worried. I have to remain patient and convert the 30s and 40s to half centuries and then to centuries. At times you feel you are doing well but the results are not coming your way," Rahane said here on Saturday.
"All the players experience this and what is important is how you tackle this and remain strong to get out of this," he said at the Ekamra Sports Literary Festival during a discussion on the topic 'Guardians of Faith - Saving Test Cricket' here on Saturday.
Rahane said that he would like to do better against spin bowling.
"I have to work on how to play better against spin bowling. I have to improve on that. That's why I was playing in domestic tournaments, in Vizay Hazare," said the 30-year-old Rahane, who has played 52 Tests scoring 3271 runs.
Rahane said he was hurt at not playing in the first two Tests in South Africa early this year.
"It hurts but you can't do anything. It was not in my control. It was the decision of the team management and I have to respect it. I took it in my stride and looked forward to doing well when my chance comes."
"I am confident of coming back into the ODI team and be a part of the Indian team for the World Cup. As I said, it is important to play in domestic tournaments for this to happen."
"Any team playing at home is difficult to beat. Australia have a very good bowling unit. We also have a very bowling attack and so it should be a very good Test series."
On pink-ball cricket, he said, "I have no issues but in India it will depend on weather and conditions like dew in late evening etc."