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Taking a look at the probable India XI vs Australia in the WTC Final
4) All-rounders (Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin)
Ravindra Jadeja (Source: Twitter)
For many years, India’s first-choice all-rounder in international Test matches has been Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja has played some solid cricket in England, scoring 103 runs across 11 games. If India has the chance to take advantage of the surface in the fourth innings, he can be a handful. Ravindra Jadeja might also bat above Rahane since he is the only left-handed batting option in the Indian team.
There is also a toss-up whether to go with a spin all-rounder in the form of Ravichandran Ashwin or go with the medium-pace option of Shardul Thakur. Ashwin will most likely get the go-ahead since he played the final game two years back at the Oval and his batting is similar to Thakur’s. His tendency to get wickets against left-handers would be a reason why Indian team might go with him over the pacer.
