India tour of South Africa: 5 areas of concern for India in Tests

#4 Who is Kohli's primary spinner

This is the question that we have to answer every time India travel outside the sub-continent. There is no doubt that Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are India's primary spinners in tests. Jadeja and Ashwin took 44 wickets apiece in 2017 and are currently in No.2 and No.4 in the ICC rankings for bowlers respectively.

But the conditions in South Africa will allow Virat Kohli to play only one spinner, and it is going to be a very tough choice for Kohli to decide between Ashwin and Jadeja.

South Africans are expected to play only a couple of left-handers (Deal Elgar ad Quinton de Kock) in the team. So with 5 right-handers in the SA team, Ravindra Jadeja will most likely get the nod ahead of Ashwin because of his ability to take the ball away from the batsman.

Also, another factor that can contribute to Ashwin's omission is his away record. He was not prolific in away Tests as he was in home conditions.