Rohit Sharma Slams The Third Double Century In ODI History

 

Rohit Sharma played the innings of his life as he slammed a double century in the last One Day International (ODI) against Australia. Rohit hit 209 runs in 158 balls only. The innings comprised of 12 fours and as many as 16 sixes. This means his strike was slightly more than 132 as he batted all the way through.

With this double ton, Rohit Sharma becomes the third batsman in the history of the game to register a double century in the shorter format of the game. First it was Sachin Tendulkar himself to get to the mark with exactly 200 runs. It was followed by another such feat by Virender Sehwag, who scored 219 runs.

The Mumbai batsman almost carried his bat through as he got out only when three balls of the Indian innings were left. However, the early part of Rohit’s innings was a bit shaky filled with guilt as a misunderstanding between him and Virat Kohli saw the latter being run out without scoring a run.

It took Rohit 71 balls to reach to his fifty that included three fours and a single hit over the fence. However, that didn’t hamper Rohit’s batting as he blossomed in the company of Suresh Raina. By the time Rohit reached his century, he had consumed 114 balls and had added one more four, but almost five sixes to his previous tally.

After this point, there was no looking back. He needed another 26 balls to add the next fifty runs and reach the landmark of 150 runs. By this time he had already crossed his previous best of 141 runs that also was his career best score until then.

However, the fastest scoring segment for Rohit was going from 150 to 200 runs. In a mere 16 balls Rohit leapfrogged to score a double ton. In between, he had hit three fours and twice as many sixes. This means, during this period, he scored 48 runs in boundaries only.

Finally, trying to take advantage of the remaining deliveries and slamming the ball, he got out on 209 runs. For his earlier century in the series, a fighting half-century in the previous game and the double century, Rohit Sharma was rightly awarded the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series award.

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