SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - India named spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin in a five-man bowling attack for the inaugural world test championship final against New Zealand starting at the Hampshire Bowl on Friday.
The pitch at the stadium on the outskirts of Southampton assists spin bowlers but rain started to fall on Thursday afternoon and more is forecast over the course of the match, prompting speculation that India might field only one slow bowler.
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