India, Dec. 8 -- At this moment, the Indian think tank is doing a tough balancing act of building the team around a new set of players without completely cutting ties with the old guard. In that context, head coach Gautam Gambhir, who oversees this process, was a delighted man to see both parties chipping in with handy contributions.

Giving heft to the senior side, Virat Kohli emerged player of the series in the ODIs against South Africa, scoring two hundreds and a fifty - a quick ride back to his incredible peaks of 2015 onwards. Rohit Sharma helped himself to a couple of fifties to underline his fine touch. Gambhir hoped the two stalwarts would continue to churn out such performances, which would keep the ODI outfit in good shape.

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