Stand-in skipper KL Rahul said Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane are Team India's best middle-order batters and their knocks in the second innings of the second Test will give them the confidence to do better in the next match.

Pujara along with Ajinkya Rahane stitched a 111-run stand for the third wicket and helped India extend their lead on Wednesday. Both batters were going through a lean patch but ended up hitting crucial fifties on Day Three of the second Test against South Africa.