It was a treat for the Kanpur crowd as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli put up a masterclass in the 3rd ODI against New Zealand. The 2 right-handers got together at the fall of Shikhar Dhawan in the 7th over and that was the sole bright spot for the visitors.
Kohli and Rohit went after the bowlers and matched each other shot for shot. It was a showcase of classy batsmanship. First, Rohit got to his hundred and then Kohli achieved the landmark as well. While the opener scored 147 off 138 balls, the skipper made 113 off 106 balls as the duo added 230 runs for the 2nd wicket that propelled India to a massive 337/6 at the end of 50 overs.
The duo broke several records in the partnership. Virat Kohli became the highest run-getter as a captain in a calendar year. He now has 1460 runs from 26 innings and went past Australia’s Ricky Ponting who had scored 1424 runs in 24 innings in 2007.
Highest run-getters in a calendar year as a captain in ODIs
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Average | 100s | 50s | Year |
| Virat Kohli (India) | 26 | 26 | 1460 | 131 | 76.84 | 6 | 7 | 2017 |
| Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 27 | 24 | 1424 | 134* | 79.11 | 5 | 8 | 2007 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) | 34 | 32 | 1373 | 96* | 54.92 | 0 | 15 | 2013 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin (India) | 37 | 33 | 1268 | 153* | 43.72 | 3 | 8 | 1998 |
| Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) | 32 | 31 | 1244 | 139* | 62.2 | 1 | 9 | 2014 |
The Indian captain also became the fastest to 9000 runs in ODI cricket. The 28-year-old achieved the feat in the 202nd match and 194th innings. He went past South Africa’s AB de Villiers who had gone past the landmark in 214 matches and 205 innings.
Batsmen fastest to 9000 ODI runs
| Player | Matches | Innings |
| Virat Kohli (India) | 202 | 194 |
| AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 214 | 205 |
| Sourav Ganguly (India) | 236 | 228 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 242 | 235 |
| Brian Lara | 246 | 239 |
| Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 248 | 242 |
| Jacques Kallis (South Africa) | 256 | 242 |
| MS Dhoni (India) | 281 | 244 |
| Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) | 258 | 245 |
| Rahul Dravid (India) | 280 | 259 |
Rohit Sharma became the 2nd fastest to 150 sixes in ODI cricket. He reached the landmark in his 171st match and 165th innings and is only behind Pakistan’s Shahis Afridi who did that in 164 matches and 160 innings.
Quickest to 150 ODI sixes
| Player | Matches taken | Innings taken | Career sixes |
| Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 164 | 160 | 351 |
| Rohit Sharma (India) | 171 | 165 | 150* |
| AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 183 | 176 | 202 |
| Chris Cairns (New Zealand) | 210 | 189 | 153 |
| MS Dhoni (India) | 215 | 192 | 213 |
| Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) | 222 | 192 | 200 |
| Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 203 | 198 | 252 |
| Sourav Ganguly (India) | 234 | 226 | 190 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 252 | 244 | 270 |
| Yuvraj Singh (India) | 295 | 270 | 155 |
Additionally, Virat Kohli brought up 2000 international runs in 2007 and achieved the feat on the back of the same achievement in 2016. Another Indian to feature in the list is Sachin Tendulkar who had scored more than 2000 international runs in 3 consecutive years.
Batsmen with 2000 International runs in consecutive calendar years
| Player | Span |
| Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 1996-1998 |
| Matthew Hayden (Australia) | 2002-2004 |
| Michael Hussey (Australia) | 2009-2010 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 2006-2007 |
| Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 2005-2006 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 2011-2012 |
| Steve Smith (Australia) | 2015-2016 |
| Virat Kohli (India) | 2016-2017 |
-Stats as of October 29, 2017
