India paid a heavy price for going in with a pre-determined mindset -- opting for two spinners in the last World Test Championship Final-- losing the marquee contest to New Zealand a couple of years back. While it rained prior to the start of the final, India misread the English conditions and persisted with two spinners and 3 pacers on a surface that assisted the seamers.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-test-championship/understand-conditions-dont-pick-wtc-xi-with-pre-determined-mindset-msk-prasad-cautions-team-india/articleshow/100701735.cms