Virender Sehwag Hits Record ODI Score
posted on Dec 8, 2011 @ 5:37PM
India opener and skipper Virender Sehwag broke the record one-day international score after hitting a double century against West Indies in Indore.
Virender Sehwag, who is captaining India in the absence of the rested MS Dhoni, has become the second batsman in the world to breach the 200-mark in one-day cricket. The first was the inimitable Sachin Tendulkar, who scored a double ton last year. Sehwag bettered Sachin by scoring 219 today.
Sehwag slammed 219 off 149 balls before falling to Kieron Pollard in the 47th over of the fourth ODI against the West Indies at Indore. He got to the 200 in 140 balls; the first 100 came in only 69 balls. He smashed 25 fours and seven sixes and also crossed 8,000 ODI runs during the knock. This is Sehwag's 15th ODI century and answers all the critics that have been blaming the top-order's indifferent form and Sehwag's bad captaincy for India's 16-run loss to the Windies in the 3rd ODI at Ahmedabad.