ENG vs IND: Virat Kohli's Decision To Start Bowling With Ishant Sharma Backfires

Indian bowling attack, hailed as one of the best in world after victory in the second Test at Lord's, came a cropper on the first two days after the batting had collapsed for 78 on the first day o

The 32-year-old pacer Sharma, who is playing his 103rd Test and has taken 311 Test wickets, was picked ahead of off-spinner R Ashwin for the second Test and was persisted with for the third Test as India did not want to change the winning combination.

Former India batsman Ajay Jadeja, who has also led the country at international level, said that Kohli should persist with younger bowlers more as England built on the lead.

"I don't think he should persist with a 100-Test old bowler from now (after tea). He should bowl with youngster Siraj and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja," said Jadeja. Kohli did start with the left-arm spinner and Siraj but soon after brought in Ishant in place of Siraj. To be fair to Ishant, runs did not stop even if he didn't bowl. But if he weren't made to bowl first up, the story may have been different.