6 Players who have scored a double century in ODIs
To make an entry into the international record books as a double centurion in ODIs is the lifetime dream of every cricketer of this world. Perhaps it is not everyone’s cup of tea to achieve this feat as it demands a huge amount of patience and courage. Every cricketer who played the ODI format in the current times in their career must have wished to register his name in the 200 run record book.
There are various cricketers who have already reached the 200 run milestone in their ODI career making it as the most prestigious moment. Total 8 players have already reached the grand score of 200 in ODIs out of which 2 are women. Among the women, Belinda Clark and Amelia Kerr have reached this milestone while representing their country.
Rohit Sharma is the name which first comes to everyone’s mouth when we talk about double century. Nicknamed as Hitman, Rohit Sharma has so far scored 3 double centuries in his ODI career and is the only player to do so. The record of the highest individual score in an ODI is also held by Rohit Sharma when he played a mind-boggling innings of 264 runs innings against the Sri Lankan team.
Apart from Rohit, few other cricketers have also conquered this record once in their lifetime. Such 6 cricketers who have scored a double century in ODIs are:
#1 Sachin Tendulkar (India vs South Africa, 2010)
Regarded as the God of Cricket, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar holds the record of being the first ever double centurion in the history of ODI cricket.
Sachin achieved this feat during an ODI match against South Africa that was played at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium of Gwalior. While batting first, India posted a huge score of 401 runs on the board with the help of Sachin’s double century which came in just 147 balls.
Nicknamed as Master Blaster, Sachin was awarded the man of the match award in that match for his perfectly carved innings of 200 runs, which also created history in the ODI cricket.