The Virat Kohli question India needs to answer

The former skipper is having a great IPL season but how does he fit into India's plans?

We have been down this road, roughly two years ago, when Rohit Sharma had unequivocally identified Virat Kohli as the third opener ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia. But he never opened. Six matches in a row KL Rahul partnered Rohit Sharma, leading to a forgettable string of opening stands—7, 11, 23, 11, 27, 9 in a campaign that ended in a 10-wicket whipping at England’s hands in the semi-final.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli runs after playing a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru-- (AFP)

History tends to repeat itself, but not if