India, Dec. 1 -- Former India batter Mohammad Kaif couldn't help but laud Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for their commitment to the game and how the duo always want to help out the youngsters despite not holding the captain's armband. He cited the example of the two seniors mentoring young pacers, Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, in the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi. The first ODI of the three-match series saw the hosts register a narrow 17-run win after Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav returned with standout performances.

Kohli played a 120-ball knock of 135, studded with 11 boundaries and 7 sixes, helping India post 349/8 in 50 overs, and this was backed up by Kuldeep Yadav, who returned with four wickets to help the hosts take a 1-0 ...