Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the modern-day stalwarts of the Males in Blue, equalled a colossal Indian report held by Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid through the closing ODI in opposition to Australia on the Sydney Cricket Floor on Saturday.
Kohli, showing in his 305th ODI, and Rohit, taking part in in his 276th one-day worldwide, mixed for his or her 391st match collectively throughout codecs. The duo equalled the Indian report for probably the most matches performed by a pair throughout codecs, levelling with the legendary Tendulkar-Dravid combo, who appeared in a whopping 391 video games between 1996 and 2012.
Rohit Sharma debuted for India in 2007, a 12 months earlier than Virat Kohli made his ODI debut in 2008—a match by which Rohit was already a part of the ultimate XI. The 2 Indian legends went on to play all three codecs collectively till 2024, collectively retiring from T20Is after their victory within the 2024 T20 World Cup.
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Virat Kohli / Rohit Sharma
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Sachin Tendulkar / Rahul Dravid
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Rahul Dravid / Sourav Ganguly
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Sachin Tendulkar / Anil Kumble
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Sachin Tendulkar / Sourav Ganguly
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Virat Kohli / Ravindra Jadeja
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Tendulkar started his ODI profession in 1989, seven years earlier than Dravid made his India debut in 1996, with Tendulkar being a part of the taking part in XI for Dravid’s first recreation. Their closing match collectively got here in 2012. Whereas Dravid introduced his worldwide retirement following the 2011/12 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Tendulkar performed on till November 2013. Apparently, each had restricted T20I publicity, with Tendulkar taking part in one recreation in 2006 and Dravid taking part in one in 2011.
Total, Sri Lanka legends Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara have performed probably the most worldwide matches collectively, representing the nationwide staff in a staggering 550 video games.
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Kohli and Rohit’s ODI future
After having a combined tour up to now in Australia, the mixed futures of Kohli and Rohit stay unsure within the 50-over format. Whereas Kohli bagged successive geese in Perth and Adelaide for the primary time in his profession, Rohit fought his approach via a rusty patch within the second ODI after falling for eight within the first recreation. Rohit scored his slowest fifty since 2014 in Adelaide and recorded a 73-run knock which helped India publish a 264-run whole after dropping Kohli and captain Shubman Gill early. Nevertheless, India suffered a two-wicket defeat and stare at the opportunity of struggling their first-ever ODI whitewash loss to Australia.