Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli added another milestone to their legendary partnership on Sunday, becoming the pair with the second most centuries in ODI history during India’s chase against England in the third and final ODI at Lord’s.Most of the 100+ partners in ODI26 Tendulkar – Ganguly21 Rohit – Kohli *20 Dilshan – Sangakkara18 Rohit – Shikhar16 Gilchrist – Hayden The experienced duo stitched a 113-run stand for the second wicket from just 86 balls, taking their tally of 100-plus partnerships in ODIs to 21. They moved past Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan, who had 20 century stands together, leaving only the iconic Indian pair. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly ahead with 26. The record partnership came in their 400th international match together, making Rohit and Kohli the first Indian pair to appear alongside each other in 400 international matches. While Kohli played the supporting role, Rohit led India’s reply with a magnificent 138, an innings that rewrote many records. The veteran opener became the first Indian batsman to score an ODI century at Lord’s and, at 39 years and 80 days, the oldest Indian to score an ODI hundred and also the oldest Indian to register an international century across all formats.Involved in more than 100 partnerships in ODIs99 S Tendulkar87V Kohli*73 Rohit Sharma *72 R Ponting67 K Sangakkara His latest stand also enhanced his individual records among the most prolific partnership batsmen in ODI history. Kohli now has 87 century partnerships in the format, second only to Sachin Tendulkar’s 99, while Rohit moved to 73, surpassing Ricky Ponting’s tally of 72. Rohit’s memorable innings ended on 138 when Jacob Bethell caught him, delivering a knock that kept India’s chase alive after England set a daunting target of 388. First, England posted 387 for 3, the highest ODI total at Lord’s. Ben Duckett laid the foundation with a superb 141, while Jacob Bethell made 91 during a 192-run opening partnership. Joe Root then continued his outstanding form with an unbeaten 74 before Jos Buttler’s explosive 41 not out from just 13 balls powered England to a formidable total. Despite the pressure of a massive chase, Rohit and Kohli again displayed the chemistry that has defined India’s ODI batting for over a decade, adding another historic chapter to one of the format’s greatest partnerships.