All eyes will be on two of India’s star ODI stalwarts – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The two veteran legends only play the ODI format as of now, having retired from T20Is in 2024 and from Tests this year. With India set to take on the Aussies for a three-match ODI series starting October 19, both Kohli and Rohit will be keen to score quality runs. The two legends last played for India in March 2025 in the Champions Trophy. India had won the tournament under Rohit’s leadership.
With the series expected to draw a lot of attention because of their presence, we analyse the duo’s ODI numbers against Australia and overall.
Kohli is nearing 2500 ODI runs against the Aussies
As per ESPNcricinfo, in 50 matches versus world champions Australia, the 36-year-old Kohli has scored an emphatic 2451 runs at 54.56. He has hit 8 tons and 15 fifties. Kohli is 49 runs shy of the 2500-run mark against Australia and will become the 2nd Indian to do so after Sachin Tendulkar.
Kohli is 173 runs shy of completing 1500 ODI runs in Australia
Kohli has scored a total of 1327 ODI runs in Australia. In 29 matches Down Under, the star batter has managed an average of 51.03. He owns a total of five 100s and 6 fifties.
Interestingly, as many as 802 of his runs in Australia have come against the hosts. In 18 matches against Australia in Australia, Kohli has an average of 47.17 (100s: 3, 50s: 4).
Rohit Sharma averages over 57 against Australia in ODIs
In 46 matches, Rohit has mustered 2407 runs versus Australia at 57.30. He has 8 100s and 9 50s. He is 93 shy of 2500 runs against the Aussies.
Rohit is set to complete 1000 runs against Australia in Australia
Rohit is 10 shy of completing 1000 runs against Australia in Australia. He owns 990 runs from 19 matches at 58.23 with 4 tons and 2 fifties.
Overall in Australia, he has 1328 runs from 30 matches at 53.12. He owns 5 hundreds and 4 fifties.
Their overall ODI stats
Kohli has scored 14181 runs at 57.81 with 51 tons and 74 fifties. On the other hand, Rohit has bagged 11168 runs at 48.76. He has hit 32 tons and 58 fifties.
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