Axar discussed India's preparations for the ICC World Test Championship Final, as well as the difficulty of adapting to changes in formats and conditions.
Hussain could only find room for one spinner in a combined Test XI, despite the fact that spin was king when India and Australia clashed earlier this year.
The six-nation tournament will be played at the Nairobi Gymkhana from 9 June. Besides the hosts Kenya, Botswana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria and Uganda are the teams that will compete in the T20 tournament. The final will be played on June 23.
Australia face India prior to the Ashes in the ICC World Test Championship final at The Oval, starting on June 7, while England take on Ireland in a four-day Test at Lord's from June 1.
India recently pipped Australia to become the No.1 ranked Test nation ahead of next month's ICC World Test Championship final and Rohit Sharma's side also hold a healthy lead at the top of the T20I rankings.
In a recent episode of the ICC Review podcast, Ponting stated that his India playing XI for the WTC final will also contain Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, with Jadeja primarily serving as a batter at Number six and Suryakumar preceding Jadeja in the middle order.
India successfully utilised three spinners in their playing XI during the recent Border-Gavaskar Test series on the sub-continent - with veteran Ravichandran Ashwin (25 wickets), star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (22) and emerging left-armer Axar Patel (three) combining to take 50 wickets and
Fellow keeper Adam Gilchrist presented Carey with his Baggy Green when he made his Test debut against England in Brisbane during the most recent Ashes series in 2021