"I was aware of the record and it felt really special to score these runs," Dhawan told bcci.tv after the match after India A's 39-run win over South Africa A which took them to the tri-series final against Australia A.

"When I got out in the 44th over it occurred to me that if I had batted till the end I had a chance to score a triple hundred. I am happy with what I scored though," he said. "It did cross my mind that I joined Sachin paaji and Viru paaji in scoring a double century in a one-day game," he added.