Vernon Philander traps Virat Kohli leg before. Pic/Getty Images

If they give us a hard time, we will give them a harder time, Ravi Shastri, coach of the Indian team, had said when asked if India's batsmen might be made to hop by South Africa's bowlers in spicy conditions. It turned out to be exactly the reverse as India's bowlers set their team up perfectly to make history and the batsmen let the team down.