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<\/div>\nVirat Kohli, Rohit Sharma on the cusp of 5000 runs as a pair<\/p>\n<\/div>\n As the India vs West Indies ODI series star, both Virat Kohli<\/a> and Rohit Sharma<\/a> will have their sights set on an all-time record in the 50-over format. Together, the duo of Rohit and Kohli has done wonders for the Indian team, and now, they just remain 2 runs away from completing 5000 runs in ODI cricket as a pair. Going by the form Kohli has been in the 50-over format and the proficiency Rohit Sharma has shown in the Test series against Windies, the Hitman would also be eager to continue his hot form.<\/p>\n At present, Rohit and Kohli have put together 4998 runs on the board in ODI cricket. If they add two more runs in the Chennai encounter, they will go on to smash a ‘world record’ by becoming the fastest pair in the history of the game to score 5000 runs in the 50-over format.<\/p>\n The Indian pair has played a total of 85 innings together, aggregating 4998 runs in ODIs so far, averaging 62.47. En route to the figure, they have scored a total of 18 centuries and 15 half-centuries cumulatively.<\/p>\n The record of the fastest 5000 runs in ODI cricket as a pair is currently held by West Indies’ Gordon Greenidge<\/a> and Desmond Haynes who had reached the landmark in 97 innings.<\/p>\n Following them in the list are Australia’s Matthew Hayden<\/a>–Adam Gilchrist<\/a> (104) and Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan<\/a>–Kumar Sangakkara<\/a> (105).<\/p>\n When it comes to pairs with more than 4000 runs in ODIs, Kohli-Rohit is the only pair that averages more than 60.<\/p>\n When it comes to the overall tally, Kohli-Rohit slot in at 8th spot in terms of pairs with the most runs in ODI cricket. The iconic duo of Sachin Tendulkar<\/a> and Sourav Ganguly<\/a> lead the list with a whopping 8227 runs to their name as a pair.<\/p>\n