India pick 3 spinners for WC

MUMBAI, Jan 6 (AFP): India's selectors Tuesday chose three frontline spinners to help Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men defend the World Cup title in Australia and New Zealand from next month.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was joined by left-armers Ravindra Jadeja and young Akshar Patel in a 15-man squad announced in Mumbai for the showpiece event from February 14 to March 29.
Jadeja was selected despite being treated for a shoulder injury that forced him out of the ongoing Test series in Australia. Patel, 20, has claimed 14 wickets in nine one-day internationals so far.
"Jadeja is doing wonderfully well in his recovery process and we are hopeful he will be fit in 10 days time," Indian cricket board secretary Sanjay Patel told reporters. The squad includes just four players-Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Ashwin-who were part of the winning team in 2011.