On this day in 2013: Rohit Shamra hits the 1st of his 3 double hundreds in ODI cricket to outclass Australia
India Today
On this day in 2013: Rohit Sharma set a record for the most number of sixes in ODI cricket when he hit 209 against Australia in Bengaluru. That was the first of Rohit's 3 double hundreds in the 50-over format of the game.
Rohit Sharma is considered one of the finest modern-day batsmen in white-ball cricket. In the second half of his career, Rohit is establishing himself in red-ball cricket too but his feats in the 50-over format of the game stand apart. The India vice-captain is the only batter in world cricket to have scored more than one double hundred -- he has done what seemed improbable a couple of decades ago as many as 3 times.
8 years ago on this day, Rohit Sharma hit the first of his 3 double hundreds, becoming only the third batter to get a double hundred in ODI cricket. Sachin Tendulkar was the first man to do in ODI cricket when he achieved the feat in 2009 and Virender Sehwag became the second man in 2011.
