Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli added another valuable chapter to their illustrious career on Sunday when they became the first Indian duo to play 400 international matches together. The highlight came when the pair were out in the third and final ODI against England at Lord’s Cricket Ground.With both players retired from T20Is and Test cricket, the ODI format remains their last frontier in international cricket. The main goal of the two captains today is to lead India to glory at the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup before calling time on their international careers.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s amazing numbers
While Rohit has established himself as one of the whitest batsmen in history, Kohli continues to be among the greatest pacers the game has ever seen.Rohit Sharma (International Service)
- Similarities: 514
- Speed: 20,289
- Average: 42.26
- Age: 50
- Bicentennial: 112
- Top Score: 264
ODI Record
- Similarities: 288
- Speed: 11,757
- Average: 48.58
- Age: 33
- Fifty: 62
- Top Score: 264
Virat Kohli (International)
- Similarities: 562
- Speed: 28,285
- Average: 52.67
- Age: 85
- Bicentennial: 147
- Top Score: 254*
ODI Record
- Similarities: 314
- Speed: 14,867
- Average: 58.53
- Age: 54
- Fifty: 78
- Top Score: 183
Together, the pair have amassed 48,574 international caps, 135 international caps, and have been at the heart of India’s success for over a decade.
England have won the toss, they have elected to bat
England captain Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat first in the series at Lord’s. India faced a major setback before the start of the tournament when leading pacer Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out due to a knee injury.
Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.England: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.