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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja, three Indian superstars, are all set to make history together for the India National Cricket Team during the upcoming series against West Indies at home. Amidst this, Yashasvi Jaiswal is likely to replace Rohit Sharma as opener in New Zealand ODIs
On Wednesday (September 16), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Indian squads for the West Indies series. It is going to be a white-ball series with three ODIs and five T20Is. The ODI series is crucial ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup as it will be good preparation for the Indian cricket team.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja set to create a new record
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja have been named in the squad for the ODI series. Over the decades, the Men in Blue have gifted their fans multiple unforgettable partnerships in the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly alongside Rahul Dravid. The trio of Sachin, Sourav, and Anil Kumble, and the trio of Dravid, Ganguly, and Kumble also served the national cricket team for many years.
After their retirements, more precisely from 2007, the Indian cricket team entered into a new phase, where a lot of new talents were in line to replace the legends of the team. With the captain MS Dhoni, the Indian national cricket team asked a pack of young talents to join the national team.
Indian cricket gets their next gen legends
Virat, Jadeja, Rohit- they all were all products of the Indian youth cricket ecosystem. After the retirements of legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, and Anil Kumble, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and MS Dhoni are the next to serve India for a substantial amount of time.
The trio of Virat, Rohit, and Jadeja is verge on braking a record for the national cricket team when India will be up against West Indies in the ODI series. According to the stats, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid played the most number of matches together for the Indian cricket team, 293 matches.
A record set by an iconic trio is about to be broken
In second place on this list, there is the combination of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and Anil Kumble, who together represented the Indian cricket team in 227 matches in international cricket. Virat, Rohit, and Jadeja are on the verge of surpassing the previously mentioned record. If the trio plays at least one more match for India, then they will capture the second place in the list.
Indian Trios to Play Most International Matches Together:
1. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid: 293
2. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble: 227
3. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja: 226
4. Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble: 226
5. Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin and Anil Kumble: 224
6. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble: 223
7. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni: 195
8. Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin and Javagal Srinath: 195
9. MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina: 178
