India, Nov. 30 -- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli walked out in Ranchi on Sunday carrying more than just India's hopes in a must-watch ODI. With their names on the name sheet, the two veterans quietly nudged past one of Indian cricket's most romantic numbers: Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid's 391 games together across formats.

That appearance took Rohit-Kohli to 392 international matches together, making them India's most enduring pair ever, and sliding a new bookmark into the story of this era.

For years, Tendulkar-Dravid felt untouchable as a longevity statistic. They straddle formats and eras, playing 146 Tests and 245 ODIs together for India. That record now sits second on the Indian list behind Rohit-Kohli's 392, built in a very dif...