Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli India added another milestone to their storied partnership as they became the second partnership with the most centuries in ODI history against England in the third and final ODI at Lord’s on Sunday.Up to 100+ partners in ODI26 Tendulkar – Ganguly21 Rohit – Kohli *20 Dir Hills – Sangakkara18 Rohit – Shikhar16 Gilchrist-Hayden The experienced duo put together a 113-run stand for the second wicket in just 86 balls, taking their total of 100-plus partnership in ODIs to 21. They surpassed Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan, who together guarded the 20th century, leaving only the iconic Indian pair Sachin Tendulkar Sourav Ganguly led the way with 26 points. This record-breaking partnership marked their 400th international match together, making Rohit and Kohli the first Indian pair to play 400 international matches together. While Kohli played a supporting role, Rohit led India with a brilliant innings of 138, an innings that rewrote several records. The veteran opener became the first Indian batsman to score an ODI hundred at Lord’s and, at the age of 39 years and 80 days, became the oldest Indian batsman to score an ODI hundred and the oldest Indian batsman to register an international hundred in all formats.Involved in most of the 100+ ODI partnerships99 S Tendulkar87 V Kohli*73 Rohit Sharma*72 R Ponting67 Author: K Sangakkara Their latest stand also cements their individual record as the most prolific partnership batsmen in ODI history. Kohli currently has 87 century partnerships in the format, second only to Sachin Tendulkar’s 99, while Rohit has moved up to 73, surpassing Ricky Ponting’s 72. Rohit’s memorable innings ended at 138, bowled to him by Jacob Bethell, as India’s chase continued after England set a daunting target of 388. Earlier, England scored 387 runs for three, the highest ODI total at Lord’s. Ben Duckett laid the foundation with a brilliant 141 while Jacob Bethell made 91 in his opening partnership of 192 overs. Joe Root then continued his excellent form with an unbeaten 74 off 74 balls while Jos Buttler smashed 41 off just 13 balls to help England to a stunning total. Despite the pressure of a massive chase, Rohit and Kohli once again displayed the chemistry that has defined India’s ODI batting for over a decade, adding another historic chapter to one of the format’s greatest partnerships.
