5 problems India have with their ODI side

4) Spinners - experience vs effectiveness

The 'spin twins' have kept Ashwin and Jadeja on their toes

Picking up wickets with the new ball and bowling well during the death overs are always considered to be good traits for a bowling unit.

But bowling well during the middle overs will be the difference between chasing 350 and 270. India don't have the services of Zaheer Khan anymore, a man who used to come back for the second spell once the cherry starts reversing. His wickets in the middle overs were very crucial in India winning the 2011 showpiece event.

After that, Ashwin and Jadeja formed a formidable bowling pair and controlled the middle overs. But batsmen are taking a few more risks now in the middle overs with the change of powerplay rules.

So, both the finger spinners have become way too predictable. They both had a very poor outing in the Champions Trophy 2017 finals. The spin duo failed to give the much needed control that the team needed. That was the last time when Ashwin and Jadeja featured in the blue jersey together.

The selectors have preferred wrist spinners over finger spinners and it has proved to be a masterstroke as both Kuldeep Yadav and Chahal have been attacking the batsmen relentlessly under the guidance of Kohli and Dhoni behind the stumps. They have picked up wickets consistently in the middle overs. But the young guns are yet to be tested in a crunch situation and only time will tell how they will respond to pressure.

So choosing between wrist spinners and finger spinners is a task in hand for the selectors. This is not exactly a problem but it is definitely a selection headache that the selectors should fix as soon as possible.