Adelaide: Before the start of play on Day Two yesterday, Virat Kohli followed Mohammed Shami, put his arm around him and then raised his index finger of his right hand, pleading for just one good tight spell.


Virat Kohli talks to Mohammed Shami yesterday. Pic/AFP 

Shami responded with four accurate balls before starting the next over with a short, wide ball that was dispatched to the fence. Kohli fielding at third slip, threw his head back in despair. Perhaps, he knew at that time, India had made a blunder with the selection of Shami.