Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli create history as first Indian pair to play against England in 3rd ODI Cricket News
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on Sunday added another golden chapter to their illustrious careers as they became the first Indian pair to play 400 international matches together. The landmark moment came when the veteran pair bowed out in the third and final ODI against England at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground.With both players having retired from T20Is and Test cricket, the ODI format remains their last frontier in international cricket. The ultimate goal of these two modern greats is to lead India to glory at the ICC World Cup 2027 and then call time on their international careers.
Incredible numbers from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
While Rohit has become one of the most devastating white-ball batsmen in history, Kohli remains one of the greatest run-scorers the game has ever seen.Rohit Sharma (International Career)
- Number of matches: 514
- Number of runs: 20,289
- Average score: 42.26
- Century: 50
- Half-centuries: 112
- Highest score: 264
ODI records
- Number of matches: 288
- Number of runs: 11,757
- Average score: 48.58
- Century: 33
- Fifty years old: 62
- Highest score: 264
Virat Kohli (International Career)
- Number of games played: 562
- Number of runs: 28,285
- Average score: 52.67
- Century: 85
- Half-centuries: 147
- Highest score: 254*
ODI records
- Number of games played: 314
- Number of runs: 14,867
- Average score: 58.53
- Century: 54
- Fifty years old: 78
- Highest score: 183
The duo has amassed 48,574 international matches and 135 international centuries between them and has been at the heart of India’s success across tournaments for more than a decade.
England win the toss, elect to bat
England captain Harry Brooke won the toss and elected to bat first in the series decider at Lord’s. India suffered a major setback before the start of the match as pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out with a knee injury.
Hit XI
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (centre), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav Yadav), Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.England: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brooke (centre), Jos Buttler (right), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tonge.
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