Kolkata, Nov. 12 -- South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj acknowledged the difficulty of touring India, calling it "probably the toughest tour" on the Proteas calendar.

He also stated that the team is determined to overcome the challenge and clinch a rare series win on Indian soil.

With the golden generation of South Africa players now long gone, the next generation have shown their prowess of late and were highlighted by the inaugural success in the ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia at Lord's earlier this year.

The reigning champions continued their resurgence when splitting a pair of Test results against Pakistan last month to start the new World Test Championship cycle and now get set for their next big test when the...