The surface demanded at least three seamers be played , to go with the medium - pace variety of Hardik Pandya .
Skipper MS Dhoni opted for his tried and tested duo of R Ashwin and Ravindran Jadeja to work alongside Ashish Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah .
The surface demanded at least three seamers be played , to go with the medium - pace variety of Hardik Pandya , but skipper MS Dhoni opted for his tried and tested duo of R Ashwin and Ravindran Jadeja to work alongside Ashish Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah .