Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score a double century in One-Day Internationals, accomplishing the feat in the second one-dayer against South Africa [ Images ] in Gwalior on Wednesday.
The master batsman, who holds the record for most runs and centuries in Test (13,447) and one-day (17,398) cricket, scored 200 not out off 147 balls as India [ Images ] amassed 401-3 in 50 overs.
His previous best was an unbeaten 186 against New Zealand [ Images ], at Hyderabad, in 1999.
Tendulkar, who registered his 46th ODI century in the process, got to 200 with a single off Charl Langeveldt in the final over of the game, having earlier broken the World record for the highest individual innings, of 194, jointly held by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry.
Anwar rattled up that total against India in May 1997 while Coventry hit 194 not out against Bangladesh last year.
Join us in congratulating the Indian ace on becoming the first man to breach the 200-run mark in 39 years of One-Day Internationals, since its inception in 1971.
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I am blown away by the matter-of-factness and humility in the man! He is a true hero.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that Sachin was the one to achieve the feat. He is really India's pride. Congrats to Tendulkar !
ReplyDeletePS : Will probably catch the highlights, since i missed the match :-(
Congratulations to Sachin on this amazing achievement! It's absolutely incredible how he manages to have that hunger for excellence even after so many years. What is even more astounding is the fact that inspite of two long decades of living under full public and media glare, he has never once slipped up either on or off the field and is modesty personified! He has truly lived upto his iconic status and is an inspiration to one and all !
ReplyDeleteA comment from a fan (on Neo Sports) that I immensely enjoyed:
ReplyDelete“God wanted to play cricket and that is how Sachin was born!”
Even atheists will agree that Sachin is the God of cricket.
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