For The First Time In 3277 Days, Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Play For India Without…

The first ODI between India and Australia on Sunday (October 19) was a monumental moment for Indian cricket despite their seven-wicket defeat in a game that saw multiple stoppages due to rain, as Shubman Gill captained the national team for the first time in ODIs while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli played international cricket after 224 days and for the first time since their Test retirement.Having retired from T20Is too, Rohit and Virat now only play ODIs, and there was excitement around the country while the spotlight was on them, with their future in the format also under doubt as the Men in Blue start making plans for the 2027 World Cup. Their return proved anticlimactic after Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. Rohit departed after making just eight runs in 10 balls before Josh Hazelwood dismissed him. Things were even worse for Virat Kohli as he failed to get off the mark and departed for an eight-ball duck to Mitchell Starc. Related News | Shubman Gill Matches Virat Kohli’s Embarrassing Record; Becomes Second Indian Captain In History To…BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla Reacts To Harshit Rana’s Selection Criticism, Says ‘Gautam Gambhir is…’Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli’s First In 3277 DaysHowever, the match marked a significant moment for both players as it was the first time in 3277 days that the duo played together for India, but not in each other’s captaincy. The last such instance was in an ODI game against New Zealand in Visakhapatnam when MS Dhoni led the team on 29th October 2016. Meanwhile, the last instance of this happening in a T20I was against West Indies on 28th August 2016 at Lauderhill. In Test cricket, it was 11 years ago in December 2014 at the Gabba against Australia that both were in the line-up, but neither was leading the team. With both players no longer playing the shortest and longest formats, those instances will remain the last of the same happening. Related News | Shubman Gill, MS Dhoni And More: Who Are 5 Captains To Lead Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma In ODIs?Overall, there have been 153 matches that the duo have played together, with neither of them being captain, with most of them under Dhoni.India’s Record In Matches Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Played Together But Not With Either Of Them As CaptainFormatMatches PlayedMatches WonMatches LostNo ResultTieDrawTest824002ODI1035444320T20I422813100Total1538461422Meanwhile, both Rohit and Virat have been part of the same Indian playing XI 389 times across all three formats. In these, there were 145 instances Kohli led the Indian team with Rohit in the XI, while 91 matches in which the vice-versa happened. Gill is the fifth Indian captain to lead a team with both Rohit and Virat playing as non-captains, one of whom is the current Indian head coach, Gautam GambhirCaptains of the Indian team With Both Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli In Playing XI CaptainMatchesTestsODIsT20IsVirat Kohli 145338639MS Dhoni13387735Rohit Sharma91194329Suresh Raina12093Virender Sehwag4040Gautam Gambhir3030Shubman Gill1010It is worth noting that Kohli took charge of the Indian team from Dhoni in January 2015 in Test cricket and January 2017 in both white-ball formats. Rohit was Kohli’s deputy in both ODIs and T20Is before replacing him in all three formats in a period between November 2021 and March 2022.Also Read: Deepti Sharma Sets World Records; Becomes First Player In World Cup’s 52-Year-Old History To… Also Read: Harmanpreet Kaur Creates History; Becomes First Player In The World To Achieve Stunning FeatWhile it is worth noting that in the eight-year period, Rohit played Test cricket in Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy, while Kohli played in the longest format under KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah and in white-ball cricket under Rahul, Hardik Pandya, but in all these instances, the other was not in the playing XI. In all matches both were playing, either of them was the captain.