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The two biggest legends of Indian cricket history – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have set a new record in international cricket, which will make every Indian cricket fan’s chest swell with pride.

Even though the Indian team had to face defeat in the second ODI match played against England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, during the match, this pair of ‘Ro-Ko’ has immortalized their names forever in the pages of history.

Only the third ‘elite’ pair in 94 years of history

While batting in this match, there was a partnership of 60 runs between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. This partnership may seem small, but on the strength of it the pair achieved a historic milestone which only two pairs had been able to do till now in the 94-year-long history of Indian cricket.

• Crossed the magical figure of 8,000 runs: After this match, there is now a total difference between Rohit and Virat in international cricket (including Test, ODI and T20). Partnership of 8,028 runs It is done. They have become the third most successful pair in the history of India to cross this magical figure.

• Journey from 1932 till now: India played its first official international Test match in the year 1932. Since then, this is only the third time in the last 94 years that an Indian pair has achieved the distinction of adding 8,000 or more runs together at the crease.

India’s most successful pairs in international cricket

The statistics of the top-3 pairs who added the most runs at the international level in the history of Indian cricket are as follows:

Jugalbandi figures of ‘Ro-Ko’ are unmatched

The jugalbandhi of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli while playing for India on the international stage has always been a super hit on the field. Their overall figures so far testify to this:

• Total innings: Both the batsmen have scored total till now 171 innings I have batted together.

• Grand Average: During this time both the giants Excellent and strong average of 48.95 8,028 runs have been scored.

• Centuries and half-centuries: This pair has so far been together at the crease. 26 century partnerships And 27 half-century partnerships Have played.

These figures clearly show that whenever these two great modern batsmen are together at the crease, the opposition bowlers are sure to be demoralized. Even though Team India did not win in Cardiff ODI, this record of Rohit and Virat will be remembered for centuries.