Go in with three spinners
In the bowling department, Kuldeep Yadav deserves to be a regular in the side because of his good performances in the limited opportunities he has got. Axar Patel who was in many ways a surprise inclusion for the series has also performed exceedingly well in the series.
Yuzvendra Chahal has somewhat struggled for form in this series but he deserves more opportunities because he might be a talent to bank upon in the larger scheme of things. India should therefore experiment a bit in the 5th ODI and go in with three spinners.
The third spinner often comes in handy as we have seen with Kedar Jadhav in the middle overs. Jadhav however has lost his place in the side due to indifferent form with the bat. This might be a good opportunity for Kohli therefore to go in with three frontline spinners.
India might even rest Bhuvneshwar Kumar to manage his workload and go in with two quicks in Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah.
The trio of Kuldeep, Axar and Chahal might be a portent one and it is worth trying out for India.
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