Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli together for India (Source: AFP Photos & X)
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma probably played for the last time in New Zealand on Sunday (November 15), when India and New Zealand faced off in the fifth and final ODI of the series at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.
However, to the disappointment of their ardent fans, neither of them managed to touch the double-digit mark.
Matthew Fisher Knocks Over Both Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli
Matthew Fisher wreaked havoc for New Zealand after they won the toss and asked India to bat first. He took both the wickets, first Rohit Sharma and then Virat Kohli.
While Rohit made seven off 13 balls during the IND vs NZ 5th ODI, Kohli managed five off 7 before falling to Fisher cheaply.
Across four innings in New Zealand, Kohli had one memorable outing. It came at Auckland’s Eden Park, where he made 74 off only 51 deliveries. Still, he finished with the aggregate of 86 runs at an average of 21.50.
Rohit, on the other hand, had a more disappointing tour. He fell for duck twice, while the other scores read 23 and 7.
Twitter Reacts After Rohit, Kohli's Woes In IND vs NZ 5th ODI
Here are some of the reactions on X (formerly known as Twitter) after the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
While some mentioned it is time to bring in the likes of Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the ODIs as their replacements, many vouched for Devdutt Padikkal as well.
The reactions are below:
"It’s time to move on from Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli in ODIs and bring in two X factor players Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma if India wants to win the 2027 World Cup." - @JatinChaub44630
"A question for all cricket lovers across the world. After seeing that both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli getting failed again and again, do they deserve to play 2027 World Cup?" - @vkc1000
"Rohit Sharma in this series: 0, 23, 0, 7. Virat Kohli in this series: 74, 7, 0, 5. Rohit scored just 30 runs at an average of 7.5, while Virat managed only 86 runs at an average of 21.5. Now, all the pressure is on Rohit and Virat to deliver in the Sri Lanka series." - @Tejashyyyyyy
"RoKo mat, jaane do. This is high time we should introduce Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in place of Rohit Sharma and Devdutt Padikkal in place of Virat Kohli," @WoKyaHotaHai
Now only time will tell whether both Rohit and Kohli can make it to India’s squad for World Cup 2027.
