India, Jan. 1 -- There was a time when Rohit at the top and Kohli at number three wasn't a tactic or a topic of discussion, it was a constant, a feeling. Now, it's also a reminder: with both legends having retired from Test and T20Is, ODIs are the only format where fans can still watch Ro-Ko in India colours. Rohit announced his Test retirement in May 2025, and Kohli followed days later; both had alread called time on T20Is after India's T20 World Cup win in June 2024.

That shift makes 2026 a neat, very finite ODI road map, for anyone who wants to play holidays, tickets, and TV nights around the two modern greats.

New Zealand in India (3 ODIs, January 2026): This is the first stop. The ODIs are scheduled for January 11 (Vadodara), Janua...