Captain Virat Kohli revealed on Tuesday there has been some hard talking in the India camp ahead of the third and final Test against South Africa, starting at the Wanderers Stadium on Wednesday.

He said his call after defeat in the second Test at Centurion to “be hard on ourselves” had been followed through.

“Everyone has been spoken to individually as to what went wrong, what happened and why it happened,” Kohli said.

“The guys have taken it well. Any time that you step on to the field, it is an opportunity to correct your mistakes and that is how you progress at the international level.”

He said batting coach Sanjay Bangar had worked with all the batsmen with a view to salvaging something from a series in which India are facing the possibility of a 3-0 defeat.

“I am sure everyone is looking forward to rectifying those mistakes and, if they are in the same positions (again), to consolidate those positions,” said Kohli.

The Indian captain added: “We have looked at the positives from the first two games as well. It is not many times on overseas tours that we have taken 40 wickets in two Tests.”

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