February 24, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar became the first man ever to
score double hundred in one-dayers. The former India India
The 36-year-old hit 25 fours (a world record)
and three sixes in a stunning 200 off 147 balls.
It passed the previous best of 194, set by Pakistan 's
Saeed Anwar in 1997 and Zimbabwe India in
May 1997 while Coventry hit
the same total not out against Bangladesh New
Zealand
Sachin now holds the record for most runs in
tests (13,447), most runs in one-day internationals (17,598), most centuries in
Tests (47) and most centuries in ODIs (46). He has played 166 Test matches with
a batting average of 55.56. He has appeared in 442 One-day internationals, with
a batting average of 45.12.
