Indians Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (photo ANI) Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli added another golden chapter to their illustrious careers on Sunday by becoming the first Indian pair to play 400 international matches together. In a significant development, the veteran duo lined up for the third and final ODI against England at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground.With both players retired from T20I and Test cricket, the ODI format remains their last frontier in international cricket. The ultimate goal of the two modern-day greats is to lead India to glory at the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup before calling time on their international careers.
Incredible numbers of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
While Rohit has established himself as one of the most devastating white-ball batters in history, Kohli continues to be one of the greatest run-scorers the game has ever seen.Rohit Sharma (international career)
- Matches: 514
- Runs: 20,289
- Average: 42.26
- Centuries: 50
- Half a century: 112
- Highest score: 264
ODI Record
- Matches: 288
- Runs: 11,757
- Average: 48.58
- Centuries: 33
- Fifties: 62
- Highest score: 264
Virat Kohli (international career)
- Matches: 562
- Runs: 28,285
- Average: 52.67
- Centuries: 85
- Half a century: 147
- Highest score: 254*
ODI Record
- Matches: 314
- Runs: 14,867
- Average: 58.53
- Centuries: 54
- Fifties: 78
- Highest score: 183
Together, the duo have amassed 48,574 international runs, 135 international tournaments and have been at the center of India’s success across all formats for over a decade.
England win the toss, choose 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 competition with pace leader Jasprit Bumrah being ruled out due to a knee injury.
Playing in XI
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (centre), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, K.L. Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Gurnur Brar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.England: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (w), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tong.