South Africa v/s India: Won't take Proteas lightly, says Ajinkya Rahane

India have not won a Test series in South Africa in more than 25 years. Virat Kohli & Co will leave for Cape Town on Wednesday to play the tournament that consists three Test matches, six ODIs and three T20Is.

Team India is currently at the number one spot in ICC Test rankings with 124 points, closely followed by South Africa with 111 points. South Africa talisman AB de Villiers has already said that they want to be number one in the world and maintain the status for a few years.

India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, on the other hand, thinks that the team understand that Proteas are a strong team and they will not make the mistake of taking things lightly.

When asked if this is India's best chance to win a Test series in South Africa, in an interview with NDTV he said, "Yes, and we will do our best to win the series there. Above all, we are just looking to play good cricket. Test cricket is all about giving your best throughout 5 days -- each and every session matter in Test cricket because the game just changes in one session, so we don't want to take any session lightly. South Africa is a very good team they have a very good attack, where they know their conditions really well. So we don't want to take them lightly, but at the same time, we want to give our best. I think the first match will be very crucial, whoever does well in the first match will be better off in the series."

South Africa and India have played each other 33 times over 12 series since the former's re-initiation in 1991.