NEW DELHI: Left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav admitted he is "bad with DRS calls" after his light-hearted back-and-forth with senior star Rohit Sharma became one of the most entertaining side stories of India's series-clinching win over South Africa in the third ODI in Visakhapatnam.

During the match, Kuldeep repeatedly burst into animated appeals, eager to convince captain KL Rahul to opt for the Decision Review System (DRS). But each time, Rohit - stationed at first slip - stepped in with a grin, gently shutting down Kuldeep's enthusiasm and preventing unnecessary reviews. Their on-field banter added a fun layer to an otherwise dominant Indian performance.

"Clearly I am bad with DRS call. I feel that one DRS is reserved for me (laughs)," Kuldeep said in a BCCI video.

"As a bowler, you always think that it's your wicket, it's out. But Rohit bhai, KL bhai, they are standing behind the wicket, so they have a better idea if the ball is missing the stumps, about the height and impact.

"But I always think that the batter is out," he added.

Kuldeep ripped through South Africa's middle order with a four-wicket burst, dragging them back from a position of strength and restricting the visitors to 270 after they had seemed on course for a total well beyond 325.

Kuldeep said, "There are only two DRS, so you need to have those people around to guide you correctly, otherwise you could end wasting the DRS. So I must give credit to them too for ensuring that the DRS option is used wisely and we don't end up thinking that we have wasted them.

"Rohit bhai has been there always, he clearly asks me what do I think about the line.

"As far as height is concerned, I can make out but with line and impact... that is a very big call."

While Kuldeep and Prasidh Krishna shone with the ball, Yashasvi Sharma slammed his maiden ODI hundred to win the player of the match award after Rohit and Virat Kohli too struck fluent half-centuries in a nine-wicket victory for the home team.