Contrary to popular perceptions that Wankhede Stadium pitch for the fourthTest will be a rank turner, one of the MCA groundstaff actively involved with the preparation of the 22-yard strip stated that it is expected to assist slow bowlers only from the third day.
"The wicket will be normal. It won't turn on the first day and it can slowly start turning (assisting spin) from day three," a source said.
England are down 0-2 in the five-game series after the draw in the series opener at Rajkot and losses in the next two games at Vishakapatnam and Mohali.
"No special preparations are being made. The World T20 and Ranji matches have happened here. We have to prepare well for an international match and we have done that. We got 20 days to prepare the wicket as a Ranji Trophy game was shifted away from the stadium (to another venue). In our opinion, there will be little bit of bounce, he added
"We are watering as per the usual procedure. There was a little dew factor that we had to take into consideration and have done watering accordingly. Because of the dew, we watered it less," they added.