It’s been a strange start to the World Cup for certain teams. While South Africa will be playing their third game in a week at the Ageas Bowl here, India will open their campaign today after adequate time to acclimatise. While Indian skipper Virat Kohli was just happy to finally hit the ground, he believed starting late in the tournament was an advantage.

“I think it [starting late] is a bit of an advantage, I have to say... in terms of understanding how the games have gone, what the conditions have to offer, what the overcast conditions bring into play when the sun is out. It’s a different ball game altogether what the conditions are at 10.30 in the morning compared to the afternoon. We have a lot to learn from — looking at the other teams play, the teams that have done well, what have they done well and in what phases. From that point of view, we would say that we have a lot of positives that we can take from starting after everyone else,” India skipper Virat Kohli said.