Did India miss a 4th pacer at the WTC Final?
India included 3 pacers in the playing XI. | Photo Credit: AP  Key Highlights India played with just 3 pacers as compared to 5 pacers on Kiwis side Three Indian pacers had to bowl 105 over among themselves versus 165 overs shared among 5 NZ pacemen Team India management and Virat Kohli will have to find the right formula for five-match test series against England  India lost the final of The World Test Championship to New Zealand by 8 wickets after the Kiwi pacers completely out-smarted Indian batsmen with pace and variations; however, the Blackcaps skipper Kane Willaimson and Ross Taylor looked comfortable against the Indian fast bowlers in the second innings. In the second innings, all three Indian pacers went wicket-less and hence failed to create any pressure over the opposition while defending a total of 138 runs against Williamson & co.  Out of the overall 145 overs bowled by India, including both the innings, Captain Kohli had to entrust his pacers to deliver 105 overs due to the overcast conditions. Among the two spinners Ravichandran Ashwin was handed over the ball most for 25 overs, and he was the only bowler to pick-up wickets for India in the second innings. On the other hand, New Zealand seemed to have gauged the conditions at Southampton better than India as they entered the ultimate battle with five pacers on their side, to keep the workload equally distributed among them. Kiwi pacemen bowled 165 effortless overs among themselves during the WTC Final clash. As the three Indian pacers, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohommad Shami were seen bowling continuous spells with little breaks from spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, it certainly looked tough to maintain the consistency. Even as Mohammad Shami got four wickets and Ishant Sharma took three wickets in the first innings, they failed to put any pressure on the opposition in the second innings. Team India management and the skipper Virat Kohli will have to put the plans and team combinations in place before they take on England at their home in August in a five-match test series.