IND vs SA | Have to work on our mental strength, says Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis has pointed out that a major area that needs improvement is the South African team’s mental strength in pressure situations and especially against stronger opponents. Given the nature of Test cricket, there can be mental scars after big losses so staying strong is the only way going forward.

"Our next journey is to try and make sure we get a lot stronger as a cricketing team mentally. As you can see, a tour like this reveals that there is a lot of mental scars that can happen and then obviously it's difficult to come out of the hole,” said Faf, reported ESPN Cricinfo. 

"When you go through extreme hardships like this, in the hardships, you will still find guys that are up for Test cricket," he added.

Faf also revealed that the team produced their best game in the Vizag Test but eventually got weaker mentally and never recovered. "We played our best match in the first match and the consistent pressure that was on us made us weaker with every Test match that we played. It tells me we are not mentally strong as a team and that some work is required in that department."