Rohit, Kohli turn into quickest pair to finish 5000 ODI partnership runs

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma turned the eighth pair of batters to combination 5000 ODI partnership runs throughout India’s Asia Cup sport towards Sri Lanka on Tuesday. 

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They are additionally the third Indian pair to achieve the landmark determine after Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly and Rohit and Shikhar Dhawan.

Rohit and Kohli additionally turned the quickest pair ever to the landmark, surpassing the legendary West Indies duo of Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, who reached the mark in 97 innings.

Kohli and Rohit reached the 5000 mark of their 86th ODI partnership. The duo has mixed collectively for 18th-century partnerships and 15 half-century stands with a median of 62.47.

Their highest partnership got here in 2018 when the right-handed duo placed on a 246-run stand towards Australia at Guwahati to chase down a frightening goal of 323.