India Vs Australia: 3rd Test, 9 reasons why Kohli should have enforced the follow-on

Bumrah was the hero for India in the first innings with figures of 6 for 33

#6 The positives gained so far in the match compromised by a single decision

In this Test match, everything went as per plan for India. Kohli first won a crucial toss and India put up a big score in the first innings which enabled them to take a huge first innings lead. By not enforcing the follow-on, India failed to take advantage of all these positives that had happened before in this Test match. Kohli cannot be expected to be fortunate in all these aspects in the next match at Sydney.

Besides, in this series, Australia are without two of their best batsmen, David Warner and Steve Smith. Who knows what is in store for India on their next tour of Australia?

#7 The confidence of the Indian batsmen dented in the second innings

By allowing the Indian batsmen to bat again on a deteriorating pitch, their confidence has been shattered going into Sydney. The noughts that the Indian star batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli got in the second innings and the failures of Hanuma Vihari, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma would not have done any good to their confidence facing up to Pat Cummins next time. In hindsight, India could have definitely avoided this situation.