Social media has been flooded with praise for India’s white-ball stalwarts, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, after yet another match-winning partnership helped the team secure a victory. The pair carried forward their scintillating form from the final ODI of last month’s Australia tour, this time turning in a stellar performance in Ranchi as India is now leading by 1-0 in the three-match series against South Africa.
The ODI futures of Kohli and Rohit remain very much in the realm of speculation, with the senior stars yet to be confirmed a part of India’s 2027 World Cup plans. Having retired from Tests and T20Is, both now feature only in the 50-over format for India. However, recent performances in India’s last two ODIs make a strong case for them to feature in the World Cup, provided the form is maintained. There has been support for the duo, online, with fans going to their defense. Reports suggest that the BCCI may hold an urgent meeting to address communication gaps between the senior players and team management.
Adding fuel to the fire, Virat’s sister Bhawna Kohli Dhingra sent social media into overdrive with her rather mysterious post that included both Virat and Rohit. She captioned the image with ‘IYKYK’, an acronym for “If You Know, You Know”, and that sent the fans into a flurry of theories.
This immediately gained audience attention and the social media users started giving multiple reactions on this move.
Virat Kohli's sister Bhawna Kohli has also started to cook BCCI and Gambhir 🤣🔥. pic.twitter.com/k5AnGbdja5
— mutual.stark (@mutualstark) November 30, 2025
Story of Virat Kohli’s sister Bhawna Kohli
— cricket junkie (@cricketmod) November 30, 2025
Messge for Gautam Gambhir? pic.twitter.com/bYVz6uE2Gf
India will now be heading in the second ODI which will be played on December 3 in Raipur, now South Africa will be looking forward to regain the lost momentum while India will be hoping to continue the winning streak.
