India coach Rahul Dravid admits he will consider making changes to his XI for the upcoming cut-throat semi-final against England at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Dravid’s chargers booked their place in the final four of this year’s tournament on a dramatic final day of the Super 12 stage on Sunday, with their comfortable 71-run triumph over Zimbabwe ensuring they finished on top of their group and progressed to a semi-final clash with England.

India will travel to Adelaide to play Jos Buttler’s side on Thursday and Dravid said he will choose an XI for that match that he believes will suit the conditions.

That could mean a first appearance at the tournament for experienced leggie Yuzvendra Chahal, with the Adelaide Oval pitch generally one that suits the slower bowlers.

Experienced wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik could also earn a recall to replace Rishabh Pant, with Dravid revealing he won’t make a call on his final XI until he has seen the pitch presented in Adelaide.

“I think we have a completely open mind about everyone in our 15,” Dravid said.

“We believe anybody who comes into the 15 will not potentially make us weaker, the kind of squad we’ve picked. 

“Anybody that we need to pick will actually not make us a weaker squad.

“Again, we’ll have to go there and see. I watched some of the games (in Adelaide) today and I know the tracks were slow and they gripped and they turned a bit. We might be playing on a completely new strip in Adelaide, and the strip we played with against Bangladesh, to be honest, did not spin. It was, again, a different kind of wicket, and it was played at Adelaide, as well.

“I think I can’t sit here now just after a game and predict what’s going to happen there. 

“We’ll have a couple of days; we’ll go and have a look at that wicket and see what we think it might do. 

“Of course, if it’s slow we’ll play according to those situations. If we think it might play differently, then we’ll have to put up a squad to match that.”

One area of small concern for Dravid is the form of Axar Patel, with the all-rounder having taken just three wickets from four matches at the T20 World Cup so far and yet to contribute a score greater than seven with the bat.

Axar’s only over against Pakistan at the MCG was hit for 21 runs, while he was once again expensive against Zimbabwe on Sunday when allowing 40 runs from 3.2 overs.

Dravid said Axar’s form was a slight worry for his side, but the former India captain pointed to the positive contribution the 28-year-old had made over a longer period of time.

“In a few games (it is a concern), but he’s had good games, as well,” Dravid noted. 

“That is the nature of this tournament and this format.

“The nature of this format is such that you can get taken apart, especially on a day like today when they lost a lot of wickets there, nothing to lose, they could go after it, and he’s bowled well, as well. I think he bowled well in a couple of games and took a few wickets in those games, as well, and I thought he bowled a very good over against Bangladesh just before the rain break. He bowled an over for six runs.

“It can happen in this format. I’m not necessarily concerned. Yes, he would have liked to have had a better day than today, but having said that, he’s been someone who’s actually bowled really well for us over the last period of time.”

India’s semi-final against England is held at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, with the winner progressing to the final on Sunday against either New Zealand or Pakistan.