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The two pillars of Indian cricket began their careers around the same time, Rohit in 2007 and Kohli in 2008. Over the last 18 years, they have been the bedrock of India’s batting, leading the country to three T20 World Cups, one ODI World Cup, and two Champions Trophy titles. Both have now retired from T20Is and Tests, with ODIs remaining their only active format. Kohli and Rohit are India’s second and third highest run-scorers in ODIs, with 14,867 and 11,757 runs respectively.

The milestone, however, comes amid intense speculation over Rohit’s international future. According to The Indian Express report, the selectors have decided to move on from the 39-year-old opener, with the Lord’s ODI potentially being his last appearance in India colours. Despite the uncertainty, Rohit took the field alongside Kohli to achieve the historic feat.

The series is locked at 1-1 heading into the decider after India won the opening game, chasing down 259 comfortably courtesy of Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 80 and all-round show from Axar Patel. The host struck back, beating the Men in Blue by four wickets in the second game to equalise the series.

Most Matches Played Together in International Cricket

Pair	Matches
Kumar Sangakkara/Mahela Jayawardene (SL)	550
Tillakaratne Dilshan/ Mahela Jayawardene (SL)	426
Kumar Sangakkara/Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)	418
Sanath Jayasuriya/Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)	408
Jacques Kallis/Mark Boucher (SA)	407
Rohit Sharma/Virat Kohli (IND)	400*
Sachin Tendulkar/ Rahul Dravid (IND)	391
Sanath Jayasuriya/Chaminda Vaas (SL)	391