Australian pitches are known for their pace and bounce, but the Indian women's cricket team will have to rely on spinners in their quest to clinch their maiden T20 World Cup next month Down Under.

As many as four spinners - Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma - have been selected in the squad of 15 for the T20 World Cup that has just three pace bowling options —Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar and Arundhati Reddy while uncapped batter Richa Ghosh is the only new face.