4 strange calls taken by Virat Kohli as Captain that defy cricketing logic

#3 Opening the bowling with Ishant Sharma on the morning of Day 4

Ishant ended the match with 5-86

On the morning of Day 4, South Africa came out to bat at 90-2 as India searched for quick wickets. To everyone's surprise, Virat opened the bowling with Ishant and Bumrah. While Bumrah was an automatic choice on a wicket with uneven bounce, either of Ashwin or Shami was expected to partner him. Ishant failed to break through in his opening spell and gave an opportunity to AB de Villiers and Dean Elgar to consolidate their partnership.

Although Shami often blows hot and cold, he causes the ball to seam off the surface at pace. Ashwin too, could have made better use of the hard new ball. Ishant is in the team more as a bowler who can contain the batsmen by bowling tight line and lengths. If Virat preferred to control run scoring over a wicket taking option, it is surely a negative tactic.