You obviously want to win the series..: SA coach Shukri Conrad makes BIG statement after Kolkata Test victory vs IND

South Africa claimed their first Test win on Indian soil in 15 years after staging a remarkable comeback to script a win in Kolkata.

Elated with the achievement, head coach Shukri Conrad is now targeting

an even bigger prize, aiming to win the Test series, something South Africa have not accomplished since 2000.

"This was right up there for us. Coming to India, playing at Eden Gardens, doing something we haven't done for 15 years, this is right up there,"

"We won a Test match in Pakistan, we've now won a Test match here but the job's far from done. You don't come to a country to win a Test match, you obviously want to win the series."

South Africa began Day 3 on the back foot, seven wickets down with a modest lead of just 63, but they leaned on a key trait of this Bavuma-led side: determination. Bavuma embodied it perfectly, crafting an unbeaten 55 that helped South Africa set a target of 124.

The bowlers, led by Simon Harmer, then showed the same resolve, refusing to relent despite the small total and bowling out India within 35 overs.

"There was prodigious turn, and the Indian quartet of spinners just don't give you anything. You throw Jasprit [Bumrah] in there with a new ball and when it starts reverse-swinging, both him and [Mohammed] Siraj are obviously world-class,"

"It makes our victory even sweeter that we were able to contend with all of that and come out on top. It gives you a belief that you can mix it with the best and do special things."

This ability to stay in the game even when things are going against them has become a defining trait of South Africa over the past few years. Whether it was the match-winning ninth-wicket stand against Pakistan in the Boxing Day Test last year or the joint second-highest run chase at Lord’s in the ICC World Test Championship final earlier this year, South Africa have consistently shown that they are a team that refuses to give up.

"I'm so proud of the group in terms of the belief that they've got and how they pull together as a unit. It will do wonders for our psyche and it will do wonders for us going forward."

"Whilst we might not have the ability that a lot of teams have, or we haven't tapped that ability yet, what we lack in that, we certainly make up for in our ability to play as a unit and the resilience we show,"

"We never give up." said Conrad.

The second Test of the series is set to begin on November 22 and will be played in Guwahati.

(With inputs from Press Release)