When will Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli next play for India?

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made their India comeback after seven months during the ODI series in Australia.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli played a dominant role in Indian Cricket Team’s victory against Australian Cricket Team in third ODI of the three-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on Saturday, October 25. The duo etched a partnership of an unbeaten 168 runs for the second wicket, taking the team home by nine wickets while chasing 237.

Rohit, who was replaced as ODI captain with Shubman Gill ahead of the series, was at his level best during the campaign. With his knocks of 73 and 121* in the second and third ODIs respectively, he ended up as the highest run-scorer of the series with 202 runs and was adjudged Player of the Series. The 38-year-old also surpassed Sourav Ganguly to become India’s third-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket during the second game in Adelaide.

On the other hand, Kohli had a dismal start to the series, getting dismissed for consecutive ducks in the first two games. However, he bounced back with an unbeaten 74 in the third game, where he overtook former Sri Lanka batter Kumar Sangakkara to become the second-highest run-scorer in ODIs.

Notably, Rohit and Kohli made a comeback to the national side after a seven-month break for the Australia series. Although they struggled in their comeback game in Perth, they concluded the series on a positive note in Sydney.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will next play in ODI series against South Africa in November

Now, the series has concluded, the fans will have to wait a while to see the duo in action again as they only play ODIs for India. Both the batting legends have already retired from T20I and test cricket. The duo will next play for India in the home ODI series against South Africa next month, given they’re selected for the series.

The first ODI of the three-match series will be played on November 30 (Sunday) at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. The next two games will be played on December 3 and 6, and Rohit and Kohli will look forward to making a mark with the bat once again during the campaign.

Meanwhile, following the three-match ODI series, the Men in Blue will face Australia in a five-match T20I series from October 29 to November 8. Later, they will clash in a multi-format series against the Proteas at home, comprising two tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is.

The test series will commence with the opening game on November 14 in Kolkata. The second test will take place from November 22-26 in Guwahati, and will be followed by the three-match ODI series.

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