Indian captain Virat Kohli hailed the Indian bowlers and batting duo Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal for their phenomenal performances after India defeated South Africa by 203-runs at Vizag on Sunday to take 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series.

While Shami picked five-fer, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja bagged four wickets as India bowled out the visitors for 191 to attain win on the final day.

"When you put 500 on the board, you're always ahead. Even with the fight they showed, we still had a lead. Rohit was outstanding. Mayank brilliant," said Kohli in the post-match presentation ceremony. "Shami has been a strike bowler in the second innings. All the guys lived up to their strengths."

"Batting heroes were obvious. But bowlers had it tougher in this game. This lot of SG balls is much better than the last one. If it softens up, there's literally nothing happening after 40-45 overs. Will still like it to be harder till about 60 overs," he said.

"It was a hard grind because of the conditions, especially the weather conditions. And the pitch slowed down too. It's all about the attitude. If fast bowlers are going to think that spinners are going to do all the work, then it doesn't justify their place. They ask for shorter spells so they can give 100 per cent. That's when you see guys like Shami, Ishant, Jasprit and Umesh doing well as well," he said.

The second Test between India and South Africa starts on October 10 in Pune.