On this day in 2010, Sachin Tendulkar scored a double century in ODIs.
It was on this day 12 years ago, when Sachin Tendulkar became “the first person on the planet” to score a double century in ODIs. The Master Blaster achieved this feat against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior. He played an unbeaten innings of 200 runs in just 147 balls with the help of 25 fours and 3 sixes.
Tendulkar’s knock helped India post 401/3 in the allotted fifty overs, and the MS Dhoni-led side beat the Proteas by 153 runs.
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Tendulkar bid for international cricket in 2013 and till date, he remains the highest run-scorer in both Tests and ODIs. He also holds the record for most international centuries to his name.
In 2019, Tendulkar became the sixth Indian to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. The 46-year-old made his debut for India at the age of 16 and instantly became the country’s favorite cricketer. He scored 34,357 runs in all formats, which is 6,000 runs ahead of former Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara.
So far only eight scores of 200 have been made by a batsman in ODI cricket.
India batsman Rohit Sharma has scored a double century thrice and also holds the record for registering the highest individual score in ODIs.
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He scored 264 runs in just 173 balls against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in 2014.
Martin Guptill registered the second highest individual score in the 2015 World Cup against West Indies, scoring 237 runs.
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