WORLD RECORD MADE BY INDIAN BATSMAN ROHIT SHARMA Fourth one-day international, Kolkata: India 404-5 (50 overs) beat Sri Lanka 251 (43.1 overs) by 153 runs India batsman Rohit Sharma has become the first man to hit 250 in a one-day international. His 264 in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka beat the previous record of 219made by fellow Indian Virender Sehwag against West Indies in 2011. In taking his side to 404-4, Rohit, 27, also became only the second player to hit two double centuries in ODIs. The right-handed openers 173-ball knock included 33 fours and nine sixes as India won by 153 runs in Kolkata. Im not really tired. I was ready to bat another 50 overs, said Rohit. Once I got to 50, I knew I had to convert because it was a good batting wicket. We wanted to get a big score and that made me stay there as long as possible. Highest individual ODI scores 264: Rohit Sharma, India v Sri Lanka, 2014 219:Virender Sehwag, India v Australia, 2011 209:Rohit Sharma, India v Australia, 2013 200*:Sachin Tendulkar, India v South Africa, 2010 194*:Charles Coventry, Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2009 194:Saeed Anwar, Pakistan v India, 1997
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:57:12 +0000
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