No. 1 Sachin Tendulkar
Eleven years ago, on this day, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar became the first male cricketer in history to score a double hundred in ODI as he bowed down the stage with a 200 not out against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior.
No. 2
After this, in 2011, Virender Sehwag scored the highest 219 runs against west indies. At that time, Sehwag became the second player to score a double century in Men's One Day Internationals.
No. 3 Rohit Sharma
The mammoth 264 run innings by the Hitman should be called the mother of all hundreds, the world record for the highest individual score in ODI Cricket. Rohit’s 264 comes against the Sri Lankan side, who were not formidable they once were. This time around, Rohit made up for the failure when he fell 10 runs short of the then-record held by Rohit Sharma. Sri Lanka
On November 13, 2014, Rohit Sharma took the cricketing world by storm with a knock for the ages. Against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata to finish, the right-hander scored staggering 264 runs from 173 balls. This record-breaking knock is the highest individual score across the One-DayDespite getting out in the final ball of the innings, Rohit posted 264 off just 173 balls to set a new world record. Rohit Sharma's second double hundred in ODI cricket as he became the first player to achieve the feat. ... Rohit hit 33 boundaries and 9 sixes as India went on to post 404 for 5 in 50 overs.
No. 4 Martin Guptill
Martin Guptill’s unbeaten 237 against West Indies in the quarter-final at Wellington smashed many records. Bharath Seervi lists some overlooked records set by Guptill. Martin Guptill smashed the World Cup double-century against the West Indies at Wellington in the fourth quarter-final match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Guptill reached his century in the 35th over in 111 balls and got to the double-century in 152 balls in the 48th over. He ended unbeaten on 237 off 163 balls with 24 fours and 11 sixes. Guptill's score was the second-best in one-day international history behind Rohit Sharma's 264 and propelled the Black Caps to the highest total in a World Cup knockout match. Having ended a run of 21 innings without a century in New Zealand's previous match against Bangladesh, he became the fifth player to make an ODI double hundred.
5 Chris Gyle
On 24th February 2015, Chris Gayle became the first to score a double-century in the ODI World Cup. The West Indies legend achieved the incredible feat during the group-phase clash of the 2015 World Cup against Zimbabwe in Canberra.
No 6. Fakhar Zaman
He also became the first Pakistan batsman to score a double ton in ODI history. The individual score of 200 has been scored by batsmen just eight times in ODIs. ... Ali and Zaman guided Pakistan to a mammoth total of 399/1 in 50 overs at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, after winning the toss and electing to bat first.
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