England will consider a change of selection policy in India after their spinners struggled to contain Bangladesh.

With the slow-bowling quartet of Moeen Ali, Gareth Batty, Adil Rashid and Zafar Ansari conceding 3.65 runs an over during a frenetic 1-1 draw in Chittagong and Dhaka, coach Trevor Bayliss and captain Alastair Cook will be urged by influential voices in the dressing-room to go in with an extra seamer at the expense of a spinner.

That would go against Cook's stated preference for a balanced bowling line-up – three seamers and three spinners – but such was his side's inability to match the Bangladeshi slow bowlers that there is a compelling case to be made for playing to England's strengths.

Stuart Broad is set to earn his 100th England cap in the first Test against India next week

Ben Stokes could form part of a four-man seam attack for the tourists in Rajkot

And that would mean going into next week's series opener in Rajkot with four fast bowlers: Stuart Broad, playing his 100th Test, Steven Finn, Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes.

That would in turn place an emphasis on reverse-swing, which played a big part in the 22-run win in the first Test at Chittagong, and could be England's likeliest route to success in India.

If Cook can be persuaded that the only reason to go in with three spinners is if those spinners are world-class – and the captain himself has admitted England's are not – then two of Batty, Rashid and Ansari would miss out.

The use of Joe Root's tidy off-breaks as a third spin-bowling option would not necessarily hamper England. Both he and Rashid have a Test bowling average of 51 (Rashid has 15 wickets to Root's 13). But while Root concedes only 2.99 an over, Rashid goes for 3.99.

Chris Woakes featured in both Tests as England drew 1-1 away in Bangladesh last month

Steven Finn came into the second Test where England were beaten by 108 runs in Dhaka

England are also concerned about the prospects for their leg-spinner on Indian pitches. Even Shane Warne struggled here, averaging 43 in Tests, while Anil Kumble – now India's coach – relied mainly on top-spinners and googlies during a feted career.

The management believe that finger-spinners, who can fire the ball into the pitch quickly enough to induce errors from India's batsmen, are more likely to prosper.

With that in mind, there are memories of England's most recent series against India, at home in 2014, when Moeen finished with 19 wickets at 23.

If the Indians' complacency against English off-spin resurfaces, both he and Batty could find themselves in the game more than they expected.

Meanwhile, the ECB's security advisor Reg Dickason has played down fears that Moeen and the team's two other Muslim players – Rashid and Haseeb Hameed – could be targeted by right-wing India's Hindu extremists.

Captain Alastair Cook could ditch his plan of playing three seamers and three spinners

Activists from the Shiv Sena party stormed the offices of the Indian board a year ago in protest at bilateral talks with the Pakistan board, while Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar has been kept away from the India-England series.

Though Hameed is a Muslim of Indian descent – his parents come from Gujarat, in the north-west of the country – both Moeen and Rashid are of Pakistani origin.

But Dickason said: 'There are no real concerns, but we're certainly aware of the issues Aleem Dar has had. According to the ICC he's just been rostered at another event [Australia v South Africa].

'Shiv Sena had some issues with Aleem and went to the BCCI offices. So we're certainly aware of that but we don't expect any real issues.'

Levels of security will be stepped down in India after 2,000 police officers took part in a huge operation in Dhaka last week – from organising England's convoy to the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium every morning to providing the team hotel with an armed guard.

Moeen Ali took 19 wickets at 23 when India toured England in the summer of 2014

Batsman Joe Root could operate as a third spin option for the start of the five-match series

'In the 20 years I've been doing this, it's probably the most comprehensive security rollout that I've seen,' said Dickason.

Asked if similar protection could pave the way for Test cricket to return to Pakistan, seven years after the Lahore attack on the Sri Lankan team, Dickason said: 'I think it would be unfair to compare both environments. They are markedly different in my opinion.

'No doubt we'll look at the potential for touring Pakistan – we'll always keep an open mind – but something has to fundamentally change.'

Meanwhile, India batsman Rohit Sharma could miss the entire series against England with a thigh injury.