Ranchi: South African captain Faf du Plessis has urged his embattled batsmen to take a leaf out of India's book and "bat big" like the hosts in order to salvage pride in the third and final Test. The final match of the series, which is already in India's pocket following two convincing wins, starts here from Saturday. The introduction of the World Test Championship also gives his team reason to look for points instead of giving up altogether, according to du Plessis.

"For me it's important that the guys don't feel like there is one week left in India and almost when you get on that plane to South Africa, the Test series we play now is for Test championship, there is points still up for grabs every Test match. So for me the challenge is more mental," the South African skipper told reporters. The Proteas' batting showed some fight in Visakhapatnam but disappointed in the second Test.