Indian Batsman Becomes Youngest Ever to Score ODI Double-Hundred, Know Here List of Batsmen Who Have Hit Double Hundred in ODI
Indian Batsman Gill Becomes Youngest Ever to Score ODI Double-Hundred, Know Here List of Batsmen Who Have Hit Double Hundred in ODI Cricket
Shubman Gill becomes the youngest ever to score an ODI double-century. He made 208 off 149 deliveries against New Zealand in the 1st ODI at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old became the fifth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan to score double hundreds for India in One-dayers.Gill also became the fastest Indian to record 1000 ODI runs during the game.
Gill, crossed the mark when he reached 106, in his 19th innings. Gill overtook Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan (24 innings) to become the fastest Indian and the joint-second fastest ever to the feat. He equalled Iman-ul-Haq to breach the 1000-run mark in 19 innings while missing out on Fakhar Zaman’s record of fastest to 1000 ODI runs in 18 innings.
Here are other Indian batsmen who have hit double hundred in ODI cricket:
Out of total 10 double hundreds scored in international ODI men’s cricket, seven double centuries are scored by Indian batsmen.
Sachin Tendulkar: India’s master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the first men to hit the double century in an ODI against South Africa in Gwalior in 2010. He scored 200* runs in 147 balls.
Virender Sehwag: This was followed by Virender Sehwag’s 219 in the 2011 world cup match against West Indies.
Rohit Sharma holds the record of hitting three double hundreds in ODIs in 2013, 2014 and 2017. He scored 209 against Australia in Bengaluru, 264 against Sri Lanka in Kolkata and 208* against Sri Lanka in Mohali.
Rohit’s 264 is the highest individual score in ODIs
Ishant Kishan (2022): 210 against Bangladesh in Chittagram.
Shubman Gill (2023): 208 against New Zealand in Hyderabad.
Apart from these Indian batsmen, New Zealand’s MJ Guptill, West Indian Chris Gayle and Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman have also scored double centuries in the international ODI cricket.