MUMBAI: India will need mental toughness as much as consistent performances with bat and ball if they are to record their first test series victory in South Africa, captain Virat Kohli said on Wednesday. Kohli, who was rested during India’s Twenty20 series win against Sri Lanka earlier this month, urged his team to embrace the testing conditions they will experience on tour, which are traditionally more suited to the fast bowlers. “You need to play cricket for long period of time to win abroad,” Kohli told a news conference. “Cricket is played with bat and ball and if you are there mentally, every condition seems like a home condition. They also face South Africa in six one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches.

Source: Pakistan Today December 27, 2017 16:41 UTC