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AB de Villiers calls Kohli-Rohit a generational combo fans should honour

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

South Africa ODIs will decide Rohit-Kohli's future in the team: Gill

Gill clarified that no formal discussions had taken place yet regarding the duo's playing schedule in the coming months

Gill heaps praise on Rohit-Virat for their match-winning knock in Sydney

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-Kohli set to return in action next on November 30 vs South Africa

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

RoKo is back! Rohit, Virat silence critics with match winning partnership

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.

Country first! Kohli wins hearts by picking up Indian flag dropped by fan

The incident took place when Kohli was walking back to the dressing room while having a small interaction with the crowd

Kohli overtakes Sangakkara to become second-highest run-getter in ODIs

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

Virat Kohli celebrates first run during 3rd ODI vs Australia | Watch video

IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli lifts SCG crowd with stunning catch | 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.

India vs Australia 3rd ODI playing 11, live toss time and live streaming

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.

Gill joins Kohli as Indian captain to lose debut match across all formats

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

Going forward Virat will score runs in this series: Arshdeep Singh

India seamer Arshdeep Singh says it is a "blessing" to share the dressing room with talismanic Virat Kohli and he won't read too much into the batting stalwart's eight-ball-duck in the first ODI that the visitors lost by seven wickets to Australia. Arshdeep feels that being a master of 50-over cricket, Kohli will score runs in the remaining two games of this series. "He has played more than 300 matches for India, so form is just a word for him," Arshdeep said at the post-match media conference. "He knows how to get going. It is always like a blessing to be in the same dressing room with him, and going forward I feel there'll be a lot of runs for him in this series as well." Asked how does Kohli feel about playing just one format, Arshdeep kept his guard up. "....talking about the format he is playing, he has mastered this one. So I don't know how he feels about it. I will ask him about his feelings, and maybe tell you in the next press conference." The left-arm seamer is still ve

India vs Australia HIGHLIGHTS 1st ODI: All-round AUS thrash IND in Perth to go 1-0 up in series

India vs Australia 1st ODI Highlights: This is also Australia first ever ODI win at Optus Stadium in Perth

India vs Australia 1st ODI playing 11, live toss time and live streaming

Gill steps into the role on the back of a successful home Test series win against the West Indies, and will be supported by newly named vice-captain Shreyas Iyer.

Would love Rohit, Virat to have a great outing in Australia: Mitchell Marsh

Marsh also talked about the pitch conditions, saying, "Perth is historically a bowler-friendly wicket, and both teams would love to take early advantage with their pacers early in the match."

Ajit Agarkar defends Rohit and Kohli from constant criticism after games

Senior Indian batting stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be "assessed" but it would be "silly" to put them on trial in each and every ODI that they play from hereon, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar said on Friday. On the eve of their return to international cricket against Australia after a seven-month gap, speculation is rife that the two former skippers will be judged on a series to series basis going into the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. "It will be silly to put them on trial for every game. Once they start playing they will be assessed but they are not on trial," Agarkar said at the 'NDTV World Summit'. Reiterating what he said in Ahmedabad after announcing Shubman Gill as new ODI skipper a couple of weeks back, Agarkar once again avoided committing on their selection for an event which is still two years away. "It doesn't mean if they don't get runs in Australia, they would be dropped and similarly if they score three tons in Australia, the

Travis Head backs Rohit and Kohli for 2027 ICC World Cup participation

Head hailed Kohli as "probably the greatest white-ball batter of all time" and said Rohit isn't far behind

Ro-Ko is back! Key takeaways from India's first practice session in Perth

Virat Kohli was seen parsing his shots on outside-off balls, an issue that caused him a lot of trouble last time he was in Australia

Virat Kohli's cryptic post on 'X' turns out to be a marketing gimmick

Kohli, in his post, wrote: "The only time you truly fail, is when you decide to give up," which fans speculated was a direct nod to him addressing rumours about his ODI career

IND vs AUS: Team India, along with Rohit-Kohli, arrive in Perth for 1st ODI

The men in blue departed from New Delhi, India, on Wednesday morning, 24 hours after finishing their two-match Test series vs West Indies