India captain Virat Kohli admitted that the team management had "no choice" but to request for hard bouncy tracks for the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka with little time left to prepare for the South Africa series.

The skipper once again spoke in a roundabout manner on the cramped schedule, which hampers preparation. Asked if he had asked for bouncy tracks, Kohli gave a direct answer, saying: "Yes (I had), because unfortunately we get only two days before we fly to South Africa after this series gets over. So we have no choice but try to be in a game situation and think of what's coming ahead of us.