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Watch South Africa vs India 1st ODI Live StreamingIndia, however, have struggled to translate the superiority they have shown in Tests into the shorter formats of the game and Kallis hopes knowledge gained from association with India's players during the IPL would give his team the edge.
"A lot of teams are adapting to the conditions in the subcontinent a lot better because of spending more time here," said Kallis.
"You end up playing with a lot of Indian players during the IPL, so you see how they do things and how their mentality works.
"All of that does help and players all around the world are learning how to adapt better here now."
Kallis was appointed captain after Graeme Smith was ruled out due to a finger injury and he leads a slightly different team from the one which did duty in the Test series, with the likes of opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs, off-spinner Roelof van der Merwe and fast bowler Albie Morkel - all of whom have IPL contracts - now in the ranks.
South Africa will be bolstered with the return of wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, who had missed the second Test due to a back injury.
