Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are two strong pillars of Indian cricket. When the two players square off in the first ODI against South Africa, several major individual records will be in the crosshairs. But there’s one record that’s sure to be broken. Interestingly, this record is linked to both Virat and Rohit.
A record of Sachin Tendulkar-Rahul Dravid is about to break
In fact, Rohit and Virat will have the opportunity to break several major records with the bat in the first ODI. However, before that, both players will make history as soon as they take the field. When they take the field in the first ODI against South Africa, it will be their 392nd match together in international cricket. With this, they will become the Indian pair that has played together the most times in international cricket.
Currently, this record is held by Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, who have played 391 international matches together. But now, the Hitman and King Kohli will become the most successful and longest-serving pair in Indian cricket history.
Indian pair who has played the most matches together in international cricket
Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid – 391
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – 391
Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly – 369
Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble – 367
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly – 341
The partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has taken Indian cricket to new heights over the past decade. Whether it’s the World Cup, the Asia Cup, or any major overseas tour, whenever this pair has taken the field together, India has demonstrated its cricketing prowess to the world. In this special match, all eyes will once again be on this legendary pair, who are poised to not only score runs but also write a new chapter in the history of their partnership.
Indian squad for the ODI series: KL Rahul (captain), Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.










