The series was a personal triumph for Kohli, who hit three centuries and became the first player to score more than 500 runs in a bilateral series. He amassed 558 runs at an average of 186 in 6 ODIs as India went on to beat Proteas by 5-1. Indian skipper Virat Kohli, the 6-match ODI series against South Africa has been truly special. The 29-year not only led his side to the first ever series victory in South Africa, but also scored three centuries in the bilateral series. His performances has given a rise to questions on whether he is currently the best batsman in the world. Team India beats South Africa by 8 wickets in the final encounter. It completed a crushing 5-1 series victory for India, who started the series second behind South Africa in the one-day rankings but finished as the undisputed number one side. It was skipper Virat Kohli who keeps boost himself against Proteas bowling line-up.

Team India squad: Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur

South Africa squad: Jean-Paul Duminy(c), Farhaan Behardien, Junior Dala, AB de Villiers, Reeza Hendricks, Christiaan Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Chris Morris, Dane Paterson, Aaron Phangiso, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, JJ Smuts