Calcutta: South African bowling coach, Charl Langeveldt, has attributed the recent success at the death to his bowlers being able to adapt during the game-changing pressure overs.

"If we assess the conditions quickly enough, it allows us to change our strategy accordingly," Langeveldt said at the pre-match press conference at the Holkar Stadium here on Tuesday. "We don't stick to one element of death bowlers by only bowling yorkers. I always say to the players that the bowler who adapts the fastest will be the most successful on the day."

Unbeaten in the tour they might be, but Rohit Sharma's form is giving the South Africa cricket team sleepless nights and the Proteas are planning to get the marauding right-hander out of their way within the first 10 balls, in the third ODI here, on Wednesday.

Aware of Rohit's destructive abilities, Langeveldt is busy working out a plan to dismiss the Indian batsman early.

"At the moment he (Rohit) is really batting well. He bats well in Indian conditions. He is a great player. The first 10 balls to him are important. You need to try and get him out in the first 10 balls. We will probably look to bowl the glory ball. He is one of those players who kicks on if he gets past 20," Langeveldt said.

"There will be games where we will be required to bowl a few more yorkers so when we train we focus on different deliveries," he explained. "We mix it up with slower balls, bouncers and yorkers, you might have a wicket that doesn't suit back-of-a-length bowling so you need to adapt on the day."

Happy with South Africa's performance so far in the tour, Langeveldt said adaptability is key to success for any team under Indian conditions. "So far, it has been great. We had three wins. In the last 10 overs (in Kanpur) we were looking down the barrel, but we did very well to come over the line and win the game," the former Proteas fast bowler said.

"The tour is still very long. We had just three wins, but India are a strong team. In India, you will go for runs so the main thing is always to compete.

"We need to compete in every ball. If you go for 6 in one ball then you should compete in the next ball. These are not easy conditions to bowl in. So if we are competing in every ball, there is a good chance we might win the game," said Langeveldt.