India, Sept. 26 -- 2011 was the last time India won the 50-overs World Cup. Virat Kohli was just into his third year in international cricket, while Rohit Sharma failed to make the squad due to poor form and fitness. This was long before Kohli went on to become a legend, and Rohit's career witnessed a second wind as an opener. Once both became forces to reckon with, Ro-Ko, as the world began to know them, did almost everything together, except win ICC tournaments. The 2015 World Cup in Australia, the 2016 World T20 in India, the 2017 Champions Trophy and the 2019 World Cup in England all ended in heartbreak for India, with Kohli and Rohit's dreams falling short of coming true.

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