Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli become greatest batting pair vs Australia in ODIs, check record

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma against AUS in 3rd ODI [Source: @BCCI/x]

Virat Kohli notched up his first runs on the board this series, and celebrated the occasion by translating it to his 75th ODI half-century, doing so in the third match of the tour against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Vintage opener Rohit Sharma also punched out his second successive fifty-plus score of the series as the two legendary Indian batters chalked up a partnership worth more than 100 runs for the second wicket.

Through the course of their match-defining partnership, both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli also hauled a huge batting record against Australia in ODIs.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli go past Shikhar Dhawan

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have now become ODI cricket’s most illustrious batting pair against Australia. The two modern-day batting behemoths have now tallied 1,368 runs (and going) against Australia in just 27 ODI innings as partners.

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They have broken the previous record set by Rohit Sharma himself, albeit with his yesteryear opening partner Shikhar Dhawan. Rohit and Dhawan together conjured 1,367 runs as batting partners against Australia in 24 ODI innings. Here is a look at four of the illustrious batting pairs in the history of ODI cricket against Australia.

Most runs for a batting pair against Australia in ODIs:

Shortly after bringing up their 100-run partnership, Rohit Sharma recorded his 33rd ODI century, and his first since the conclusion of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in India a couple of years ago.

Their partnership also helped India blaze past the 200-run mark in their pursuit of 237 runs against Australia in the third ODI to avoid a series whitewash.

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