India vs Australia ODIs: Kohli and Rohit to Break Records in Perth

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the star duo of the Indian cricket team, are set to make history in the upcoming one-day international (ODI) series against Australia at Optus Stadium in Perth. With their return to the team, both players are poised to break several records, making this series a thrilling contest.

Key Takeaways:

Virat Kohli is just 54 runs away from becoming the second-highest run-scorer in ODI history, surpassing Kumar Sangakkara's 14,234 runs.
Rohit Sharma is set to play his 500th international match for India, putting him in an elite group of four Indian players who have played more matches: Sachin Tendulkar (664), Virat Kohli (550), MS Dhoni (538), and Rahul Dravid (509).
Rohit Sharma needs just 10 runs to become the first Indian to score 1000 runs in ODIs against Australia on their home field.
Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are tied with eight centuries each against Australia in ODIs, one more needed to tie Sachin Tendulkar's record of nine such centuries.
Rohit Sharma is 67 runs short of Sachin Tendulkar's record of 18,436 runs in white-ball cricket (ODIs and T20Is combined), and just seven runs away from passing Shahid Afridi's record of 351 sixes in ODIs.
Rohit Sharma needs one more century to tie Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries in international cricket, and four more sixes to break Shahid Afridi's record.

Statistics:

Virat Kohli has 14,181 runs at an average of 57.88 in ODIs.
Rohit Sharma has 159 T20Is, 273 ODIs, and 67 Tests, making him just the fifth Indian player to play 500 international matches.
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most bilateral runs against Australia in Australia, with 1905 runs.
Rohit Sharma has 49 centuries in international cricket, just behind Sachin Tendulkar (100) and Virat Kohli (82).

Sources:

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