Watch KL Rahul's heated conversation with Dean Elgar in the second Test between India and South Africa.

The second Test between India and South Africa has been action-packed and fraught with controversy. After two days of play, the game is even, with India leading by 58 runs at stumps on the second day.

KL is a stand-in skipper. Rahul was in the thick of things all day, and after his removal, he got into a heated confrontation with his opposite number Dean Elgar.

Rahul was out edging Marco Jansen to the slips after reaching just eight runs in the second innings. The Indian captain was on his way back to the pavilion when he seemed to hear something from the South African players who were huddled together. Rahul was visibly upset by what he had heard.

As Rahul proceeded towards the pavilion, the conversation continued for a short while. The dismissal video quickly went popular on social media.

Here's the footage of KL Rahul and Dean Elgar's heated argument...

Rahul was caught at the second slip but was not immediately dismissed. He didn't move away right away, instead of allowing the umpires to double-check the catch with the help of the third umpire.

Rassie van der Dussen, a South African batsman, was involved in a similar event in the first innings when Rishabh Pant dove in front. While Van van Dussen had moved away without stopping, replays indicated that the ball had hit the ground before Pant grabbed it.

Keegan Petersen of South Africa has stated that he does not want to add to the controversy after Rassie van der Dussen's dismissal in the first innings. "I'm not sure I want to say anything about that." That is a decision made by the umpire. I believe we are in the game and must make decisions regardless of our feelings. "Others are going to go your way, and some aren't," Petersen stated at the end of Day 2 in a virtual press conference.

South Africa was swept out for 229 in the opening innings of the second Test on Tuesday, with Shardul Thakur taking seven wickets. "I think the rest of the Test match is going to be tough, and the wicket isn't getting any better."