India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour has said that fit-again captain Virat Kohli’s approach in the Cape Town Test was more disciplined. Kohli’s patient knock of 79 (12x4, 1x6) helped the visitors post 223 all out against South Africa in the first innings. The Proteas lost their in-form skipper Dean Elgar (3) to end Day One at 17-1.

Kohli led India to a 113-run win in the first Test at Centurion, but scored only 35 and 18. He missed the second Test at Johannesburg due to a back spasm and India lost by seven wickets under stand-in captain KL Rahul.