After experiencing a significant loss in the first Test at Centurion, Team India aggressively engaged in an optional training session at Newlands on New Year's Day. Their aim was to mount a strong comeback in the second and final Test in South Africa. Star India batter Virat Kohli, who played a brilliant knock of 76 in the second innings of the first Test, was seen batting aggressively in the nets. Kohli danced down the track to smash R Ashwin over his head.