IND vs SA: Rohit’s Sharma towering six sends crowd roaring in Vizag, Virat Kohli leads the cheers - WATCH

Virat Kohli celebrates Rohit Sharma's sensational six. (Photo: JioHotstar)

IND vs SA: In​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ the third and final ODI against South Africa, Team India didn't hold anything back and came out firing. After a fabulous bowling performance, which saw the Proteas being cleaned up for 270 inside 50 overs, the chase was mostly led and controlled by Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Ex-India captain Rohit Sharma, calm and collected as ever, blended patience with calculated aggression. He started off very cautiously but right at the moment brought out the 'Hit-Man' approach we have seen for years. He showed his typical trademark pull-shot against Lungi Ngidi, moving down the track, he fired a typical pull shot for an enormous six, thus wildly exciting the spectators.

One of the greatest - Virat Kohli - his longtime teammate, was also seen applauding the shot with a bright smile and a short round of claps. ​‍​

Hitman mode : ACTIVATED! #RohitSharma prowls down the track and sends it into the stands. #INDvSA 3rd ODI, LIVE NOW  https://t.co/Es5XpUmR5vpic.twitter.com/yP4Jt9arMF

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 6, 2025

A lot of fans from different states came to watch the legendary duo of Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli in Vizag. The passion and emotion for RoKo fandom is something unmatched in the world of cricket.‌‍​

Coming to the contest, India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin incorrectly 20 times in a row. KL Rahul was happy and elected to bowl first.

After Arshdeep Singh sent back Ryan Rickelton early, De Kock (106, 89b, 8x4, 6x4) struck his seventh century against India and put on 113 runs off 124 balls with skipper Temba Bavuma (48, 67b) as the visitors moved to a healthy position.

The 32-year-old quickly pounced on anything that was short, and pacers Prasidh and Harshit offered him plenty of feed on his pet areas. Prasidh soon castled De Kock, whose ugly cross-batted swipe failed to connect a full length delivery from the pacer.

All of a sudden, SA found themselves at a shaky 199 for five, losing three wickets in the space of three overs.

Once Prasidh was done away with the top and middle-order, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep (4/41) took over and mopped up the tail as SA fell short of even a par total on this track.