New Delhi, Apr 17: Thanks to the surfeit of One-dayers, quality spinners are a fast diminishing tribe in India, fears Test captain Anil Kumble.

The veteran leg spinner believes One-day cricket, which dominates the international calendar, does not allow a spinner

develop his game like matches of longer duration would do.

In an interview with a magazine, Kumble said, "I think it`s all because of One-day cricket. It`s hard to get spinners of that quality because you don`t play that many three-day or four-day games. You need to develop your game. You are only bowling ten or eight overs or less in the shortened game, so the development of a spinner is tough," he said.

Speaking from experience, the leg-spinner said, "I played a lot of three-day and four-day cricket, and you learn by bowling 30 overs. You try and learn while bowling those spells. That`s the reason I have actually enjoyed bowling even when there is nothing in the match.

"Just bowling a spell where I start learning about my game. It`s about saying, `what are the things that I can do if I come across this situation again?` so that`s the learning process. That probably doesn`t happen these days for the younger lot," he said.

Kumble said India needed to produce more turning tracks, which would have some bounce as well.

"We`ll have to prepare wickets for spinners. The emphasis now is definitely on fast bowlers, but we need to create turning wickets.

"If the first ball of a Test match seams and swings, then it is a good wicket. What`s wrong if the first ball spins?" he asked.