4 strange calls taken by Virat Kohli as Captain that defy cricketing logic
Captaincy is one vocation which involves high risks and high rewards. As a Captain, one follows his instincts. If they come off, the captain is given a pat on the back. At the same time, if he fails to lead the team to the desired result, he is also held accountable for the team's failure.
Virat Kohli has been in the firing line of critics as of late for his surprising decisions. With the team losing, it is only obvious for a few more fingers to be raised at him in the times to come.
Let's have a look at 4 decisions taken by Virat in the 2nd India-South Africa Test that defy rationality.
#4 Under bowling Shami
Mohammed Shami was by far India's best bowler on Day 4. He came in to bowl first change. After conceding two boundaries in his first over, Shami bounced back to take three wickets in his extended spell of seven overs.
However, he got only two overs after this throughout the day in which he knocked out one more South African wicket. One can understand that he would have been tired in the first hour after Lunch. But after that, he could have been certainly given a go.
"There are some stages in front of you that you want to bowl more but the Captain thinks that we should get them out quickly. So you cannot mind that but yes sometimes you do feel inside that maybe I could have got five wickets", said Shami at the end of Day 4 trying to conceal the sorrow of missing a five-wicket haul.