South Africa vs India 2018: 6th ODI, 5 things we learnt from the match

#2 Virat Kohli blazes away but questions remain as to whether he needed to come in at 3

Kohli dug into Ngidi and Morkel early in the innings

With a paltry total to chase down, India lost Rohit Sharma early and just when we thought it was a good opportunity for someone like Shreyas Iyer to come in and show his mettle, Virat Kohli decided to stick to his batting order and walked out to face some mediocre, tired bowling from the Proteas.

He raced to 36 in 24 balls with the help of six hits to the fence and ensured that the chase was nothing but a bed of roses for the visitors. That soon turned into another ODI hundred in what has turned out to be a tiresome sight for the Proteas fans this month.

All said and done, it was bizarre that Kohli did not opt to give Iyer or Hardik Pandya more time with the bat, particularly since India had already won the series.