India is not new to Jofra Archer, but playing red-ball cricket in India is uncharted territory for the promising England speedster.

In his young career, Archer has already grown in importance and become an integral part of the English bowling attack. And he will undoubtedly play a crucial role in the upcoming four-Test series as well.

But will Archer, who has the experience of playing white-ball cricket in India courtesy his stint with the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, be able to master the Indian pitches with the red cherry in hand?

“IPL is a different ball game. I never played a red-ball game over here. White ball is a completely different dynamic, so can’t really compare the two,” Archer said during an online interaction after England’s training session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday.

As of now, Archer has played only three away Tests — two in New Zealand and one in South Africa — and has only eight wickets to show from them with just one five-wicket haul, that too conceding 102 runs (versus the Proteas). In the two Tests in New Zealand, he managed only as many scalps.

“Jofra has natural pace, so you need to make him bowl in the right areas. This is a big tour for him. And if he finds it difficult again, there’ll be questions asked,” former England pace spearhead Darren Gough had told The Telegraph the other day.

Archer, however, believes that the team meetings the England bowling group and team management have had in the last few days and the plans they have chalked out should augur well for him.

“I don’t know how to answer that, to be honest,” Archer, who has 38 wickets from 11 Tests, replied when asked if he would be learning anything after watching the Indian quicks bowl in these conditions.

“We have our own plans and meetings, and probably will have another meeting as well. So whatever we discuss in our meetings and whatever plans we have, we’ll try to execute them and do so heartily. If the wickets change, we will then adjust to suit,” he added.

At the same time, he acknowledged the strength of the Indian batting line-up. “Almost everyone’s a threat. From numbers one to six, all of them can score,” he said.

The short ball will again be important regardless of the nature of the pitches, Archer pointed out, indicating he could be using the bouncer as a prospective partnership-breaker. Not looking to be too intimidated by the conditions in Chennai, Archer seems ready for long spells too.

“It probably depends on the team combination. If we go in with three seamers, I’ll probably have to bowl long spells.

“But that doesn’t matter to me at the end of the day. If the situation demands for me or the other seamers to deliver, so be it.”

Talking about Jasprit Bumrah, who too is yet to play a Test match in India, Archer paused for almost a minute when asked what he admired most in the Indian pace spearhead. “I guess his consistency,” was his brief reaction.