NEW DELHI: India's four-pronged spin attack in the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this year in Dubai proved to be a masterstroke, but the team may have to tweak this approach for the Asia Cup at the same venue, reckons bowling coach Morne Morkel. India will open their campaign against the UAE on Wednesday, though it remains to be seen how many spinners will make it into the playing XI.

Eight-time Asia Cup winners India have been grappling with the scorching heat and humidity in Dubai, and according to Morkel, the team is still weighing up their best combination ahead of the much-anticipated clash.

"Again, we need to go and look at the wicket. I think when the Champions Trophy was played at that time, there was a lot of cricket on the surfaces here and they looked a little bit tired," Morkel said.

"So again, tonight we will have a first look at the surface and I believe there is quite a bit of grass covering on the square. So we will have a good idea going into the first game in terms of what is sort of a better way to go, but in terms of planning at the moment, we are covering all bases and then we will make a decision on match day."

India boast a wealth of spin-bowling options heading into their clash against the UAE, with Varun Chakaravarthy, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav all vying for a spot should the selectors decide to strengthen the slow-bowling department.

Kuldeep, who combined effectively with Varun during the Champions Trophy, missed the entire recent Test series against England, but Morkel is confident the left-arm wrist-spinner will be primed to deliver if given the opportunity.

"I think he is a very professional athlete. His attitude since England, where he received hardly any game time, he is still the guy that put the overs in," Morkel said of Kuldeep.

"And for me, Kuldeep, like I said, he has bowled a lot of overs in his career. He knows what to do to get himself ready for T20s, white-ball cricket. And like I said, we can control only what we can control now and that is when we do train now and when we have our sessions, that it is focused, that there is a purpose behind it and we have goals."