South Africa vs India 2018: 3 changes Virat Kohli could make for 6th ODI

#3 Manish Pandey or Dinesh Karthik in for Shreyas Iyer

Manish Pandey is more suited to the No. 5 spot than Iyer

Either Manish Pandey or Dinesh Karthik can be given a game in place of Shreyas Iyer in the final ODI. Both of them have been warming the benches throughout the tour and would be raring to prove their mettle. Iyer has only managed 48 runs in the last two ODIs. Moreover, he has looked quite uneasy in the middle, even dropping a couple of costly catches.

As far as the batting order is concerned, Iyer is more comfortable at the No. 3 or No. 4 spot, but both of those have been occupied by stalwarts in Kohli and Rahane this series. The natural playing style of Pandey and Karthik make them more suited to the No. 5 spot. Also, keeping the 2019 World Cup and the upcoming England and Australia tours in mind, it would be a smart decision to keep giving them some match practice.