8 years ago, on this day Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar became the first man on the planet player to score 200 runs in One Day Internationals. Tendulkar achieved this historical feat against South Africa at Gwalior. In his miraculous innings, Sachin slammed 200 of just 147 balls, breaching the previous highest score of 194 held jointly by Zimbabwean Charles Coventry and Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar.
It was Tendulkar’s 46th century in one-day cricket for India and maintaining his extraordinary feast for runs. In his double ton he hit 25 fours and 3 six’s
Tendulkar’s way to “200”
| Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| 0 to 50 | 37 | 9 | – |
| 51 to 100 | 53 | 4 | – |
| 101 to 150 | 28 | 8 | 1 |
| 151 to 200 | 29 | 4 | 2 |
| 200 | 147 | 25 | 3 |
#ThisDay in 2010 the great @sachin_rt became the first batsman to score a double ton in ODI cricket.
He faced 147 balls and scored the first double century with 25 fours and 3 sixes against South Africa at Gwalior #Legend. pic.twitter.com/cwb0TRA9TT
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2018
Tendulkar reached his double hundred with a single of Charl Langeveldt in the final over of India’s innings and score card showed tally 401 for three on the board.
“I don’t know how to react,” said Tendulkar. “I’d like to dedicate this double-hundred to the people of India for standing behind me for the last 20 years throughout the ups and downs. I felt that when I was 175-plus and it was the 42nd over I had a chance, but I wasn’t actually thinking of it. It was only when I got closer to it that I thought about a double hundred.”
Apart from Tendulkar the four other players who have achieved this feat:
| Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | 4s | SR | Team | Opp | Venue | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Tendulkar | 200 * | 147 | 3 | 25 | 136.05 | IND | SA | Gwalior | 24 Feb 2010 |
| V Sehwag | 219 | 149 | 7 | 25 | 146.97 | IND | WI | Indore | 08 Dec 2011 |
| R Sharma | 209 | 158 | 16 | 12 | 132.27 | IND | AUS | Bengaluru | 02 Nov 2013 |
| R Sharma | 264 | 173 | 9 | 33 | 152.6 | IND | SL | Kolkata | 13 Nov 2014 |
| C Gayle | 215 | 147 | 16 | 10 | 146.25 | WI | ZIM | Canberra | 24 Feb 2015 |
| M Guptill | 237 * | 163 | 11 | 24 | 145.39 | NZ | WI | Wellington | 21 Mar 2015 |
| R Sharma | 208 * | 153 | 12 | 13 | 135.94 | IND | SL | Mohali | 13 Dec 2017 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 210* | 156 | 5 | 24 | 134.61 | PAK | ZIM | Bulawayo | 20 Jul 2018 |
Gayle Storm Exactly after 5 Years
Exactly after 5 Years after Sachin Tendulkar double ton in ODIs World Cup cricket witnessed its first ever individual double hundred with bat of dashing Chris Gayle against Zimbabwe at the Manuka Oval, 24 Feb 2015
215 (147 balls, 10×4, 16×6) – Chris Gayle scores first ever double century in World Cup history Fastest double ton in ODIs – 200 off 138 (Previous – Virender Sehwag – 200 in 140). The opener’s 215 remains the highest individual innings in a World Cup match. For first hundred Gayle took 105 balls and for 2nd he took just 33 balls. The duo registered highest ever partnership for any wicket in ODI history. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels added 372 runs.
For Women’s
| BatsWoman | Runs | S/R | Team | OPP. | Venue | Date |
| Belinda Clark | 229* | 147.74 | AUS | DEN | Mumbai | 16-Dec-97 |
