Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli added another golden chapter to their illustrious careers on Sunday, becoming the first Indian pair to play 400 international matches together. The landmark came when the veteran duo walked out for the third and final ODI against England at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground.With both players retiring from T20Is 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 in the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup before calling time on their international careers.
The incredible numbers of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
While Rohit has established himself as one of the most destructive white-ball batsmen in history, Kohli continues to be one of the greatest runs the game has ever seen.Rohit Sharma (International Career)
- Matches: 514
- Races: 20,289
- Average: 42.26
- Centuries: 50
- Half centuries: 112
- Highest score: 264
ODI record
- Matches: 288
- Runs: 11,757
- Average: 48.58
- Centuries: 33
- Fifty: 62
- Highest score: 264
Virat Kohli (International Career)
- Matches: 562
- Races: 28,285
- Average: 52.67
- Centuries: 85
- Half centuries: 147
- Highest score: 254*
ODI record
- Matches: 314
- Races: 14,867
- Average: 58.53
- Centuries: 54
- Fifty: 78
- Highest score: 183
Together, the duo amassed 48,574 international runs, 135 international centuries, and have been at the heart of India’s success across formats for over a decade.
England win the toss, elect to bat
England captain Harry Brook 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 contest as top paceman Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out with a knee injury.
Playing XI
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.