India's Rohit Sharma becomes the highest run-scorer in ODIs, getting 264 off 173 balls including 33 fours and 9 sixes against Sri Lanka(2014). Earlier he done the `Double Feet`Against Australia at Bangalore, In 2013. He scored 209. This was the consecutive third Indian batsman who scored double ton. First record was goes to the name of Sachin 200 vs South Africa at Gwalior, Feb 24, 2010. The second man in the ODI history Sehwag, he scored 219 (vs west indies On 8 December 2011 at Indore. Now Rohit Sharma become the highest individual ODI scorer with 264.With 33 fours, Rohit Sharma hit the largest number of fours in a single ODI, at the Eden Garderns, Kolkata.
All the four doubles bagged by the Indian batsman. When Sachin scored 200, India won by 153 runs. Sehwag's 219 also resulted in a 153-run win. Guess what? Rohit's record-breaking 264 also gives India a 153-run victory.
One thing common factor between all these double tons is that they have been scored by Indian openers on home grounds. Most importantly, India have gone on to win the match on each occasion.
Previous Profile: Rohit Gurunath Sharma born 30 April 1987. Is an Indian international cricketer. Rohith Sharma was born in a Telugu family of Gurunath Sharma and Purnima Sharma who hailed from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.Rohit speaks fluent Telugu language. He completed his primary education at Our Lady of Vailankanni High School Borivali, Mumbai, then enrolled in the Swami Vivekanand International School Borivalion a scholarship, after his talent was noticed by the school's cricket coach Dinesh Lad at a summer camp. He excelled in the Giles and Harris Shield school cricket tournaments, after which he was selected for the Mumbai Under-20. He was later chosen for India's Under-17 and Under-19 teams, and made his mark at the 2006 U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, finishing 11th on the ranking of top run-makers in the tournament.
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