SA pacer Dale Steyn celebrates the wicket of India's Cheteshwar Pujara during the second Test at Kingsmead in Durban in December 2013. PIC/GETTY IMAGES

Keep calm and play cricket. These were words on the mobile phone cover set in front of Virat Kohli to record his first press conference on South African soil on Saturday. And it certainly seemed to echo the message captain and coach had for anyone listening. Kohli laid out what India's batsmen need to do in what will be their most challenging assignment. "The most important thing is to not get surprised by the pace and bounce. We have convinced ourselves that it's going to be quicker and bouncier than back at home and you might get balls that may surprise you now and then," said Kohli.