The last time they were in England for the summit clash of the World Test Championship against New Zealand — the match was played at Southampton — weather had a significant say in the proceedings. One of the key talking points, back then, after India’s defeat to the Black Caps, was the playing XIs the two teams had fielded. The Kane Williamson-led side had gone in with an all-out pace/ seam attack while the then captain Virat Kohli fielded two spinners — R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja — despite the first day getting washed out due to rain.
Calling the experienced duo as all-condition bowlers, Indian team management had stuck to their best XI possible that gave them depth in the batting. In hindsight, they might be wanting to do things differently as the spinners had very little help through the game. The way they approached their overseas XIs since then said it all. Jadeja was largely a regular while Ashwin was drafted in and out depending on conditions and opponents.
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