5 most confusing decisions taken by Virat Kohli as captain

Ajinkya Rahane and warming the bench

Rahane was reinstated after Rohit Sharma flopped in South Africa

If dropping Bhuvneshwar Kumar on that tour of South Africa was confusing, then not playing arguably the team's most reliable batsman overseas- Ajinkya Rahane- was even more strange.

Rohit Sharma came into the tour of South Africa after having scored a hundred against Sri Lanka at home and based on current form was drafted in the XI for the first Test.

Scores of 11 and 10 followed and you thought surely Rahane needs to be looked at again. But, no. he was given another go at Centurion and scores of 10 and 47 followed.

Everyone, the media, the supporters could not believe Rahane was warming the bench in South Africa and finally after India had no way back in the series, they drafted him in the squad and on a tough pitch, he repaid by making 9 and 48 which helped India set up a consolation win at Johannesburg.