Virat & Co. have made it clear they can beat any country on their turf, says CK Khanna

Since 1992, no Indian men's team had ever won a series across any format in South Africa. Though India went into the Rainbow nation boasting of an emerging star-studded side that had slain all their opponents on their path prior to the tour, they started with a disappointing 2-1 Test series loss to drop everyone's expectations. 

However, their thirst for vengeance eventually saw them overpowering the hosts in the six-match ODI series as they won it 4-1 with a game in hand. Kohli and his players have looked a different unit altogether in the limited-overs format as they managed to demolish the Proteas on their home turf. 

BCCI president, CK Khanna, was all praise for his boys, and said that this team is capable of beating any side at their backyard.

“Great performance. Virat and his boys have been performing exceedingly well. They have proved that they can beat any country on their soil, and this victory, after a gap of 25 years, is a great achievement. The entire country is proud of them,” Khanna told ANI.

The Men in Blue beat South Africa by 73 runs in Port Elizabeth. The win not only won them the series but has now put them atop the ICC ODI rankings as the Proteas dropped to the second spot. Indian vice-captain Rohit Sharma felt the team had achieved its biggest overseas ODI victory by demolishing the South Africans.

"I think this is the biggest overseas victory (in ODIs). This is a good win because this was a bilateral series. Before this, we won the CB tri-series in Australia (2007-08). Even that series was quite tough," Sharma said off sources from PTI.

"This will be right up there. After 25 years we have won a series in South Africa. It is not the easiest place to play cricket, definitely not the easiest place to win a series. I think a lot of credit goes to the boys," he added.