India, Dec. 6 -- Rohit Sharma's relationship with Kuldeep Yadav was at full display during the series-deciding third and final ODI vs South Africa in Vizag, on Saturday. Having stepped down from India's captaincy, Rohit had to intervene and stop Kuldeep Yadav at least thrice from putting pressure on stand-in skipper KL Rahul for a shot at DRS.

Rahul didn't have to say much to Kuldeep, and Rohit managed Kuldeep's excitement. Helped by Virat Kohli, the pair also pulled Kuldeep's leg in between the 43rd and 45th over of the South African innings when Kuldeep was denied a shot at a DRS review thrice against Lungi Ngidi.

In the final ball of the 43rd over, Kuldeep's delivery hit Ngidi's pads, and he began to pressurise Rahul as there were tw...