Folks are saying that it's a spin pitch but if the deck was rank turner then India would have gone with the 3 spinner and last i checked Ashwin is warming the bench.
Ravichandran Ashwin have been warming the bench ever since the tournament started. IMO, he could have been included in the playing XI at least for the match against Netherlands, but the selectors decided against it. Apparently Kohli & Co. are biased against Ashwin and irrespective of whether there is any truth in these allegations or not, I don't think that he's being treated fairly. BTW, looking at the bowling from Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell Santner so far, I don't think that the pitch is offering any undue advantage for the spinners.
Ravichandran Ashwin might have been given a chance. He is a very experienced player. But the Indian squad has been consistently performing well. So there was no need for them to bring changes in the squad. If Ravichandran Ashwin did not perform well after making changes in the squad, the Indian board would have faced criticism.
Like in previous matches, India's top order played very well today. Rohit Sharma got off to a devastating start. And now the Kohli-Gill duo is batting very carefully. The way things are going in India they will be able to collect more than 350 very easily.