If on February 24, 2010, Tendulkar entered the records books by
hitting the first ever ODI double-hundred, exactly five years on, Gayle
slammed a 147-ball 215 to score the World Cup's first and only
double-ton on Tuesday.
The
coincidence does not end only with the day, both batsmen ended up
playing exactly the same number of deliveries – 147. The coincidence has
caught the imagination of cricket buffs with many of them taking to
social networking sites to spread the information -- and quite a few
calling Gayle's effort as a tribute to Tendulkar.
Gayle's majestic innings against Zimbabwe in a Pool B clash at the Manuka Oval here made him the only non-Indian in the 200-plus club. The southpaw is now also the only player to score a 300 in Tests, 200 in ODIs, and 100 in Twenty20s.
Gayle's majestic innings against Zimbabwe in a Pool B clash at the Manuka Oval here made him the only non-Indian in the 200-plus club. The southpaw is now also the only player to score a 300 in Tests, 200 in ODIs, and 100 in Twenty20s.
The others in the ODI double-ton club are swashbuckling opener
Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma, who besides achieving the feat twice
also holds the record for the highest individual score with an
incredible 264 against Sri Lanka last year.
Source: ICC Cricket World Cup and Latest Cricket Match News
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