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Virender Sehwag slams maiden double century in ODIs, scripts history

Swashbuckling batsman Virender Sehwag slammed maiden double century in ODIs as he became only second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to reach the landmark.

Sehwag surpassed Sachin Tendulkar's score when, on 197, he cut Andre Russell to the point fence for his 23rd boundary during the fourth ODI between India and West Indies at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Thursday.

It was Sehwag's 15th three-figure knock in one-day cricket and the first since making 175 against Bangladesh in the opening match of the World Cup in Dhaka in February this year.

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the first to reach the milestone when he scored unbeaten 200 against South Africa in Gwalior on February 24, 2010.

Player	Country	Best	Opp	Venue	Year
Virender Sehwag	India	219	WI	Indore	2011
Sachin Tendulkar	India	200*	SA	Gwalior	2010
Charles Coventry	Zimbabwe	194*	Ban	Bulawayo	2009
Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	194	India	Chennai	1997
Viv Richards	West Indies	189*	England	Old Trafford	1984
Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	189	India	Sharjah	2000
Gary Kirsten	SA	188*	UAE	Rawalpindi	1996
Sachin Tendulkar	India	186*	New Zealand	Hyderabad	1999
Shane Watson	Australia	185*	Bangladesh	Mirpur	2011
MS Dhoni	India	183*	Sri Lanka	Jaipur	2005

Earlier, Sehwag raced to his 150 in just 112 balls with the help of five sixes and 16 boundaries after completing his 15th ODI century off 69 balls.

Skipper Sehwag, who was struggling in the previous three ODIs, got his lost touch back as he scored his blazing ton in just 69 balls which included 10 fours and five sixes.

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