India captain Virat Kohli is just 133 runs away from reaching 12,000 runs in his ODI career and could do so in India's upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa. Kohli has 239 innings under his belt in his career which means that if he crosses 12,000 in this series, he will break Sachin Tendulkar's record to become the fastest to the landmark.
Rahane said the criticism that they do not play short-ball well does not hold any merit.
The left-handed opener, who didn't have a great outing in the tournament and managed just 49 runs in the four innings he played, further vowed that the team will work harder and come back stronger in the times to come.
South Africa captain Quinton de Kock expects urged the senior members of his team to own up responsibility as well as guide the youngsters during the three-match ODI series against India starting here on Thursday.
Hardik Pandya's international comeback adds context to India's three-match ODI series vs South Africa starting on Thursday.
India and South Africa will begin their three-match ODI series with the first game in Dharamsala on Thursday (March 12).
Bhuvneshwar too was out of action for long after he had to get his sports hernia operated. He too is in the India ODI squad for the South Africa series.