India vs Australia 2019: 3 issues India need to address ahead of the 5th ODI

#2 Reading the pitch well before the toss

India v Australia - ODI Series: Game

We all will be probably surprised to hear that Virat Kohli won the toss two times in the series, and India lost both of those two matches despite winning the toss. That clearly shows that Kohli is having a tough time to read the pitch and the weather. At the toss in the 4th ODI, it was clear that the pitch will not help the spinners. Still, Kohli played Chahal, who is not of much use on a pace-friendly pitch.

Chahal ended with a wicket but leaked 80 runs in his 10 overs. Jadhav too gave away 44 runs in his 5 overs.

Australia were lucky to lose the toss because Aaron Finch too could not anticipate the dew that night. The dew factor affected the Indian bowlers and they couldn't grip the ball in their hand as they kept leaking runs in the last 10 overs which became a cause for their loss.

Surprisingly, Shankar wasn't given a fair chance to complete his 10 overs as he went for only 29 in his 5 overs.

To taste success in Delhi, Kohli needs to be very careful with his tactics and while reading the pitch and right team selection too.