Cricket-India go with Ashwin and Jadeja with three seamers for WTC final


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  • Thursday, 17 Jun 2021

Cricket - ICC World Test Championship Final - India practice - Rose Bowl, Southampton, Britain - June 17, 2021 India's Ravichandran Ashwin during practice Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

(Reuters) - India have opted to go with three fast bowlers and one specialist spinner in Ravichandran Ashwin for their World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand while spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also made the cut.

Seamers Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami were picked ahead of Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj for the one-off match at the Rose Bowl in Southampton which begins on Friday.

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