Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli Matches In 2026: Two legends of Indian cricket, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, now play only ODI format for Team India. Both have retired from T20 International and Test, but keeping the 2027 ODI World Cup in mind, both these players have not distanced themselves from the ODI format. The year 2025 was a great year for them, where India won the Champions Trophy under the captaincy of Rohit and both of them performed amazingly with the bat. Now 2026 will be an important year in his career, because the ODI matches to be held during this period will become the basis for confirming his place in the 2027 World Cup team.
In 2026, the Indian team can play a total of 18 One Day International matches, which will be against six different teams. These include both domestic and foreign series. Rohit and Virat may get a chance to play in most of these matches, as long as they remain fit and maintain their form. This year is also special for him because the number of ODI matches before the World Cup is limited and everyone's eyes will be on his performance.
Team India will play a home series against New Zealand in January 2026. During this period, three ODI matches will be played between 11 and 18 January. This will be the beginning of the year and it will be a big opportunity for both the legends to maintain their form. After this, Team India has to tour England in July, where 3 ODI matches will be played. These matches will be held between 14th and 19th July. After this, Team India can tour Bangladesh in September. But its schedule has not been announced yet.
Team India has to play a home series against West Indies in October 2026. During this period, 3 ODI matches will be played between the two teams. Rohit and Virat's record against the Caribbean team has been excellent, so this series can prove to be memorable for them. At the same time, Team India will tour New Zealand in October-November, during which also 3 ODI matches will be played. Then at the end of the year the Indian team will play a home series against Sri Lanka. There will be 3 ODI matches during this period also.
In the year 2025, Virat Kohli did wonders in ODIs. He played 13 matches and scored 651 runs at an average of 65.1. He scored the most runs for India and became the first Indian to score 18 thousand runs in winning matches. Played only one Test, but made many records in ODIs. Rohit Sharma also did not lag behind. Apart from captaining the Champions Trophy win, he scored runs at an average of 50 in 14 ODI matches and set a new record by hitting the most number of sixes in ODIs. Although he had to lose the Test and ODI captaincy, his style in batting remained intact. Both of them also scored centuries in the domestic Vijay Hazare Trophy, which is proof of their hunger and fitness.
