Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli create history in 3rd ODI against England at Lord's, become first Indian pair to...

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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli became the first Indian pair to play 400 international matches together, reaching the milestone in the third ODI against England at Lord's on Sunday.

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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have accumulated 48,574 international runs and 135 international centuries together across their careers.

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Rohit Sharma has scored 20,289 international runs with a career average of 42.26 and 50 centuries across 514 matches.

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Virat Kohli has scored 28,285 international runs with a career average of 52.67 and 85 centuries across 562 matches.

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England captain Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final ODI against India at Lord's.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli added another golden chapter to their illustrious careers on Sunday as they became 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 having retired from T20Is and Test cricket, the ODI format remains their final frontier in international cricket.

The two modern-day greats ultimate goal is to lead India to glory at the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup before calling time on their international careers. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's incredible numbersWhile Rohit has established himself as one of the most destructive white-ball batters in history, Kohli continues to be among the greatest run-scorers the game has ever seen.Rohit Sharma (International Career)Matches: 514Runs: 20,289Average: 42.26Centuries: 50Half-centuries: 112Highest Score: 264ODI RecordMatches: 288Runs: 11,757Average: 48.58Centuries: 33Fifties: 62Highest Score: 264Virat Kohli (International Career)Matches: 562Runs: 28,285Average: 52.67Centuries: 85Half-centuries: 147Highest Score: 254*ODI RecordMatches: 314Runs: 14,867Average: 58.53Centuries: 54Fifties: 78Highest Score: 183Together, the duo have accumulated 48,574 international runs, 135 international centuries, and have been at the heart of India's success across formats for well over a decade.England win toss, opt to batEngland 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 pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out with a knee injury.Playing XIsIndia: 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.

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