The legendary AB de Villiers is well-versed with the amount of talent present in Indian cricket, and that is why he feels that the Test series whitewash against South Africa shouldn't force Gautam Gambhir and Co. to press the panic button.

While the Indian players and support staff have been facing severe criticism from fans and former cricketers after the capitulation against Temba Bavuma's men, de Villiers feels that there are plenty of options and combinations they can try out to bounce back strongly.

“I know it's painful now, but when I look at the setup of Indian cricket in all formats, I don't think there's much to worry about. They might have to find their identity a little bit, because there have been a lot of changes of late. I expect to see that kind of fight on the field. I don't think there's any need for panic. They’ve got lots of talent, plenty of options, and different combinations they can use moving forward,” said De Villiers on Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube channel.

The former South African captain feels the Indian team will welcome the return of white-ball cricket, with three ODIs and five T20Is coming up against the Proteas. He opined that the contest will be much more even in these games than in the Test matches, where South Africa looked very formidable.

“It will be refreshing for them to go into the ODI and T20I series now, as I think things will be a lot harder for South Africa there, but there’s no need to panic yet. Obviously, this will hurt for a while—and so it should—but it doesn't mean it's the end of the road. There's plenty of talent in Indian cricket,” he added.

Indian batters have been found wanting in home conditions against overseas spinners. Last year, Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel wreaked havoc during New Zealand's 3-0 whitewash over India. Now, Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj spun a web around the Indians.

However, de Villiers stated that Indian players have always been the best when it comes to facing spinners. He believes that if they can bat with belief and sort out their mental approach, they will be back to dominating the tweakers.

“I don't think it's technical. Indian players have always been the best players against spin. I don't think that all of a sudden they have to reverse sweep or sweep to prove they are still the best. You don't have to change much. It's more about belief and a bit of self-confidence. I think it's a mental approach more than anything else,” said De Villiers.