Kohli is now 17 centuries away from Sachin's record of 100 international centuries
The Rohit-Kohli combination has accumulated over 5,400 partnership runs, ranking second on the all-time list of ODI partnerships by runs, behind Tendulkar and Ganguly's monumental 8,227 runs.
Rahul candidly stated that India's struggles against spin have become a recurring concern, especially in home conditions where they traditionally thrived
Morkel said that Rohit and Kohli's vast experience in high-pressure tournaments is something India cannot easily replace
Kohli was received by his old teammate and former India cricketer Saurabh Tiwary in Ranchi, who currently serves as the JKCA secretary
The responsibility of leading the team returns to KL Rahul, who last captained India in the 2023 ODI series against South Africa, a contest India won 2-1.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru too have made their retentions public now with the team retaining most of their players who helped them clinch their maiden IPL title last season.
Rohit and Kohli have retired from Tests and T20 Internationals, and now the board wants them to stay match-fit through India's domestic circuit.
As the Chase Master adds another year to his illustrious career, it's the perfect time to revisit the records that cement his legacy as a class-apart player of his era.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are a "generational combo" of talent and cricket fans should celebrate the remainder of their glorious careers, says AB de Villiers while terming the critics of the two Indian superstars as "cockroaches". Facing intense scrutiny since last few months which saw both Kohli and Rohit retiring from Test cricket and T20Is, they made international comebacks during the recent ODI series in Australia, which India lost 1-2. It was their last tour of Australia and both Kohli and Rohit walked off on a high, with the former scoring 74 not out in his final innings Down Under and the latter winning the Player of the Series award after scores of 73 and 121 not out in the last two matches. "Rohit, another hundred. Back in the runs (is) the Biscotti, going strong and I am looking forward to what's sort of ahead," de Villiers said on his Facebook page. "I honestly just think, if you're a fan of cricket, it's just really time to celebrate players like these. It's not ofte
Gill clarified that no formal discussions had taken place yet regarding the duo's playing schedule in the coming months
Gill described the win as nearly flawless and felt that watching two of India's most experienced batters construct the chase was a special experience
Rohit and Kohli started the ODI series vs Australia in the worst possible manner, losing their wickets on 8 and 0 respectively in the first ODI in Perth, before playing match-winning knocks in Sydney
With the veteran duo deemed to be running on fumes before this encounter, both of them showed their red hot form Down Under to put all the critics in their place.
The incident took place when Kohli was walking back to the dressing room while having a small interaction with the crowd
The only active cricketer after Kohli in the list is Rohit Sharma, who is at the number 10 spot with 11,310 runs to his name
Virat Kohli celebrates first run during 3rd ODI vs Australia | Watch video
While the catch was directed straight at Kohli, he had to react well and bend his posture in order to get hold of the ball well.
With the series already lost, Team India will be expected to make at least one or two changes in their line-up for the 3rd ODI.
With his ODI loss in Perth, Shubman Gill has become only the ninth cricketer in the world to lose his debut match as captain in all three formats