5 surprising captaincy decisions by Virat Kohli in 2018

#4 Picking Kuldeep Yadav for the Lord's Test

Kuldeep Yadav

Prior to the start of the game, reports suggested that the pitch would favor the fast bowlers. But the Indian team management failed to read the pitch correctly and went with two front-line spinners.

The Indian skipper Kohli included both Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI but the move did not work as both the spinners failed to take a wicket in the game. The left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep bowled 9 overs and conceded runs at an economy of about five.

England's leading pace bowler James Anderson scalped 9 wickets in the game and the hosts won the 2nd Test at Lord's by an innings and 159 runs. Kuldeep was then dropped from the team.