"Our condolences to his family and everyone related to him. We were shocked when we got to know about it, late after the game on Thursday," he said.
Late on Thursday evening, South Africa was thrown into a solemn mood when it was announced that Mandela had passed away at the age of 95. The entire country is in mourning, for this is their biggest loss as a society.
"It was a very sad feeling, I was shocked and I didn't really know that he was ill," said Kohli.
Doing its bit to honour Mandela, Cricket South Africa had on Friday declared the ongoing ODI series versus India a 'dedication' to him.