5 Most Memorable Partnerships Between Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma opened the innings in the 5th and final T20I match against England and it was one of the best performances by both players. The Indian captain Kohli and vice-captain Sharma scored a partnership of 94 runs in the match. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma not only hit half-centuries but also made sure to keep a run-rate of 10+ during their partnership.

India won the match easily by 36 runs in the end. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should get the credit for the victory as their hard-hitting batting gave a solid start to the Indian team. India scored 224-2 in 20 overs and the 5^th T20I was only one out of the 5 games when a team managed to cross 200 runs while batting first.

After the match, the team management might also opt to use Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as openers for ICC T20 World Cup 2021. After Virat-Rohit’s fabulous partnership, let us take a look at 5 memorable partnerships between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

5 Most Memorable Partnerships Between Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli

India vs South Africa T20I, 2 October 2015- 138 runs

Another great partnership between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma came in a T20I match against South Africa on October 2, 2015. After Shikhar Dhawan lost his wicket at 3 runs, Virat Kohli came to the crease. With Rohit Sharma, he managed a partnership of 138 runs. The partnership ended after Kohli lost his wicket in the 15th over.

Virat Kohli scored 43 runs off 27 balls while Sharma hit 106 runs off 66 balls. India went on to score 199-5 in 20 overs but lost the match by 7 wickets in the end.

India vs West Indies T20I, 23 March 2014- 106 runs

Rohit Sharma and Virat accounted for a great partnership during ICC T20 World Cup 2014 in a match against West Indies. In the match, West Indies batted first and scored 129-7 in the first innings. Shikhar Dhawan opened the innings with Rohit Sharma. However, Dhawan was dismissed for a duck.

Then Virat and Rohit Sharma managed a partnership of 106 runs. Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten and scored 62 runs while Kohli hit a half-century (54). In the end, Indian won the match in the 20th over by 7 wickets.

India vs West Indies ODI, 21 October 2018- 246 runs

This was another phenomenal partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. West Indies batted first and scored a massive 322-8 in 50 overs. Virat and Rohit Sharma’s partnership made victory a piece of cake for India. After Shikhar Dhawan lost his wicket for just 4 runs, Virat and Rohit Sharma accounted for a partnership of 246 runs for 2nd wicket.

While Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 152, Virat Kohli scored 140 runs. India comfortably won the match by 8 wickets in just 42.1 overs.

India vs New Zealand ODI, 29 October 2017- 230 runs

Virat and Rohit Sharma managed an incredible 230-run partnership in an ODI match against New Zealand in October 2017. India batted first in the match. Opener Shikhar Dhawan lost his wicket cheaply at 14 runs. Virat Kohli arrived at the crease and managed a partnership of 230 runs with Rohit Sharma.

Both the right-handed batsmen hit centuries in the match. While Rohit Sharma hit 147 runs, Virat Kohli scored 113 runs. Their splendid partnership took India’s score to 337-6 in 50 overs. It was a nail-biting match as New Zealand too played brilliantly. However, in the end, India managed to win the match by 6 runs.

India vs England T20I, 20 March 2021- 94 runs

When we are talking about Virat and Rohit Sharma’s partnerships, why not relive their partnership in the final T20I match against England one more time. After the continuous failure of KL Rahul as an opener, Virat Kohli decided to open the innings with Rohit Sharma. Both registered a superb partnership of 94 runs and smashed England bowlers for many fours and sixes.

Both smashed 94 runs together in just 9 overs before Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Ben Stokes. While Rohit Sharma scored 64 runs off 34 balls with 5 sixes and 4 boundaries, Virat smashed 80 runs off 54 balls with 2 sixes and 7 boundaries.