Key issues Indian Test team needs to address

#1 Hardik Pandya's role

That Kohli likes what Pandya brings to the table is a no-brainer, but the balance of the team should never be compromised. Apart from his brave albeit lucky 93 in the first innings, Hardik added a mere 26 runs in his next five innings, giving volume to the critic's view of his Cape Town heroics as a 'flash in the pan'. Apart from runs, it is the manner in which Pandya gave his wicket away especially in the first innings at Centurion, raised few eyebrows over his temperament.

Series Stats-

Match: 3, Runs: 119, Batting Avg: 19.83, Wickets: 3, Bowling Average: 54

He didn't have a great series with the bowl either taking just three wickets at 54, on wickets tailor-made for seam and swing bowling, failing to fulfill the job of a fifth bowler. Bits and pieces cricketers may survive in limited overs cricket but the grind of Test cricket exposes them to the hilt, hence going forward India really needs to define Hardik Pandya's role, whether they see him as a sixth batsman or a fifth bowler, none of which he fulfilled in South Africa.