The Shubman Gill-led Indian team recently won the three-match ODI series against West Indies by 2-1. India won by 8 wickets each in the ODIs held in Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati while lost by five wickets in the last match in New Chandigarh. Veteran batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma entertained the fans a lot at home. Both are at the last stage of their careers but the enthusiasm of the fans remains intact. 37-year-old Virat and 39-year-old Rohit have retired from Test and T20 Internationals and play only ODI cricket for India. In such a situation, the fans do not want to miss any opportunity to see both of them on the field. Let us tell you when Virat and Rohit will next be seen playing ODI matches in Indian jersey.
Now we will take the field in not 3 but 5 ODIs
India has to play the next ODI series on New Zealand tour. A series of all three formats will be organized between India and New Zealand. Both the teams will clash in a five-match T20 series from 22 October 2026. After that there will be a five-match ODI series. Virat and Rohit will be in action in the Indian jersey from November 1 as the ODI series begins from the same day. Virat last played an ODI series on New Zealand soil in February 2020. Then the scores of 51, 15 and 9 came from his bat. At the same time, Rohit, popularly known as ‘Hitman’, played the last ODI series in New Zealand in January 2019. Rohit had scores of 11, 87, 62, 7 and 2 in the five-match series.
When and where will the ODI series matches be played?
India has to play the first match of the ODI series on New Zealand tour on November 1 at Auckland. Both the teams will clash in the second ODI at Wellington ground, which will be held on 7 November. The third match will be played in Hamilton on 10 November. The last two ODIs of the series will be held on the grounds of Mount Maunganui. The fourth ODI will be held on 13 November and the fifth match will be held on 15 November. After the end of the ODI series, India has to play a two-match Test series against New Zealand from November 19.
How many runs did Virat-Rohit score in WI series?
Virat Kohli scored 168 runs in three matches in the ODI series against West Indies. He scored unbeaten 139 runs in the first ODI, played an innings of 29 runs in the second and became the victim of a golden duck in the third. He is at sixth position in the list of players scoring the most runs in the series. Rohit Sharma scored 225 runs. He scored 32 runs in the first match, 101 runs in the second and 92 runs in the third ODI. He is at number four in the list. Captain Shubman Gill added the maximum 334 runs in the series. He scored a double century and scored a century. He could score only one run in the last match. Gill received the Player of the Series award.