Watch: On This Day In 2010, When Sachin Tendulkar Scored First-Ever Double Hundred In ODIs

The ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar is a legend of the game. He is surely the greatest ever to step on the field of cricket and has smashed all the records during his 24-year long career. He is still conquering the world after retirement from international cricket. Recently, Tendulkar won the ‘Laureus Best Sporting Moment’ award.

However, his records on the field are something that seems impossible to break. The Mumbaikar is the only player to score 100 international centuries. He has the maximum runs in international cricket across all formats.

Also, the legendary cricketer Tendulkar has scored the most number of half-centuries in international cricket. He has won the most number of Man of the Match and Man of the Series awards to his name. The list just keeps going on and on.

However, on this day, Tendulkar had achieved a milestone that no other player in the history of the cricket has scaled yet.

Sachin Tendulkar Became The First Player To Score 200 Runs In An ODI

On February 24th 2010, batting legend Tendulkar added one more record to the list of many that he already has in the world of cricket. The Mumbai batsman became the first-ever cricketer in ODI history to score a double century when he did so against South Africa at Gwalior.

Watch the video of his double hundred scored by Sachin Tendulkar:

India went on to score a record 401 runs and also beat Proteas by a margin of 153 runs. Half-centuries from Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni provided the much-required support for Tendulkar.

Post this, many more cricketers went on to go past Tendulkar’s highest score. Coincidentally, West Indies batsman Chris Gayle hit 215 a year ago on this very day.

Moreover, Rohit Sharma is topping the list with three double hundreds to his name. Apart from him Virender Sehwag and Martin Guptil had also recorded a double-figure mark in the 50-over format.

List Of Other Batsmen Who Scored 200 In ODIs:

Rohit Sharma – 264, 209, 208*
Martin Guptill – 237*
Virender Sehwag – 219
Chris Gayle – 215
Fakhar Zaman – 210*

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