Captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday shared the future plans of India. He said India will try out new players and test their temperament in the ongoing series against South Africa so that they could build a strong team for the upcoming World Cup. Kohli smashed an unbeaten 72 to guide India to a seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second T20 International here on Wednesday. He gave credit to his bowlers for restricting the visitors within 149 for five.

“Bowlers showed a lot of character. The pitch was very good and they (South Africa) got off to a good start so it was an outstanding effort from the bowler to pull the game back from us,” Kohli said at the post-match press conference. “That’s exactly what we’re looking at, try out new people and see who stands up under pressure.”

“It’s the badge in front of my shirt. It’s a pride to play for my country so whatever it takes to get over the line, I will do. Get the team across the line anyhow. If you want to make your team win, you’ll find a way,” he further added.

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South Africa captain Quinton de Kock also praised Indian bowlers. he said that their stunning bowling in the death overs didn’t help them to score more.

“I think we got off to a good start. Towards the end they bowled pretty well, they understood the conditions a lot quicker than we did,” he said.

While he was asked about the performances of the three debutants — Bjorn Fortuin, Anrich Nortje and Temba Bavuma, de Kock said: “There was a lot of pressure coming in for some of the new guys and I thought they played really well. Obviously we didn’t get a winning start but I thought they held their nerve very well. Unfortunately when there was pace on the ball it looked like it was easier to bat on, so it was about taking the pace off. But then they batted really well.”