A decade ago on this day, Virender Sehwag slammed the second double hundred in ODI history. On this day, we take a look at the 6 batsmen who have managed to score a double century in ODIs
(clockwise) Virender Sehwag, Martin Guptill, Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma. Pictures/ AFP
Virender Sehwag created history ten years ago on this day when he became only the second cricketer to score a double century in ODIs - the first being Sachin Tendulkar. Sehwag, however, passed Tendulkar to score 219 runs to set a record for the highest ODI score at the time during a match against West Indies. En route to his 219, he hit 41 boundaries and 7 sixes. Since then Sehwag's record was surpassed by another Indian cricketer - Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma holds the record for the highest individual score in ODIs with 264. He remains the only cricketer in history to have scored 3 double centuries in ODIs. In the list of double hundreds in ODIs, there are three Indian cricketers. Chris Gayle and Martin Guptill both achieved this feat at the 2015 World Cup and are the first cricketers from New Zealand and West Indies to enter the record books. Fakhar Zaman became the first Pakistan cricketer to score a double ton in ODIs.
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On this auspicious day, we take a look at the 6 batsmen who have managed to score a double century in ODIs.
Rohit Sharma - 264
Balls faced - 173. Boundaries - 33. Sixes 9. Strike Rate - 152.60
Martin Guptill - 237*
Balls faced - 163. Boundaries - 24. Sixes - 11. Strike Rate - 145.39
Virender Sehwag - 219
Balls faced 149. Boundaries - 29. Sixes - 7. Strike Rate - 146.97.
Chris Gayle - 215
Balls faced - 147. Boundaries - 10. Sixes - 16. Strike Rate - 146.25.
Fakhar Zaman - 210
Balls faced - 156. Boundaries - 24. Sixes - 5. Strike Rate - 134.61
Rohit Sharma - 209
Balls faced - 158. Boundaries - 12. Sixes - 16. Strike Rate - 132.27.
Rohit Sharma - 208*
Balls faced - 153. Boundaries -13. Sixes - 12. Strike Rate - 135.94
Sachin Tendulkar - 200*
Balls faced - 147. Boundaries - 25. Sixes - 3. Strike Rate - 136.05
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