Shubman Gill made history on Wednesday. He became the second batsman in the history of ODI cricket, after Rohit Sharma, to score more than one double century in this format. Gill achieved this feat in the 39th over while chasing a massive target of 406 runs in the second ODI against the West Indies in Guwahati.
Before Gill, only Rohit Sharma (3) had scored two or more double centuries in the 50-over format; Rohit holds the record for three double centuries.
Gill snatched the record for the fastest ODI double century from Ishan Kishan, who had taken 126 balls to achieve the feat. Following Glenn Maxwell’s spectacular innings against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup, this marked the second instance of a player scoring a double century while chasing a target.
Shubman Gill scored his maiden double century against New Zealand in Hyderabad on January 18, 2023
Shubman Gill scored his maiden double century against New Zealand in Hyderabad on January 18, 2023, amassing 208 runs off 149 balls. Earlier in the match, Rohit Sharma had also completed his century (101 runs off 75 balls); the two openers shared a 255-run partnership, setting India on course to reach a total of 406 runs. During this match, Rohit Sharma achieved another milestone in his illustrious ODI career, becoming the seventh batsman to score 12,000 runs in men’s ODI international cricket.
Rohit reached this landmark by taking a single off Roston Chase’s delivery in the 16th over, becoming the third Indian, after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, to join the 12,000-run club. Rohit joined an elite list that includes players such as Tendulkar, Kohli, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, and Mahela Jayawardene.
In terms of innings, Rohit is the second-fastest batsman to reach 12,000 ODI runs. Kohli achieved this feat in 242 innings, followed by Rohit (282 innings) and Tendulkar (300 innings). Ponting took 314 innings, while Sangakkara reached the milestone in 336 innings. Rohit is also the second-fastest player to reach this milestone in terms of balls faced. He completed 12,000 runs after facing 12,973 balls, whereas Kohli had achieved the feat in 12,853 balls.
