Scoring a century in any format of the game is in itself a difficult task. Now imagine scoring a double hundred, that too, in a 50-over game. Shubman Gill became the latest entrant in the list of batters to score a double hundred in ODIs, him achieving the feat during the India vs New Zealand 1st ODI 2023 on Wednesday, January 18. The young right-hander made this a special double ton as he became the youngest in history (23 years and 132 days) to achieve such a feat. He eventually finished on 208 off just 149 deliveries with 19 fours and nine towering sixes. What was a highlight of this knock was the ease at which he played his classy shots on both sides of the wicket as he took on to Kiwi bowlers, hitting them to all parts of the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Gill also became the fifth Indian and second in recent times to score a double hundred in ODIs.  Shubman Gill Scores Double Hundred in IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2023, Becomes Youngest Batsman To Achieve Feat.

Gill thus joined an elite list of cricketers who have been able to breach the 200-run mark in ODIs. He joined Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Virender Sehwag and Ishan Kishan as the only Indians to do so. Overall, he now sits ninth on the list of the all-time top scores in ODIs with his effort, which yielded 208 runs. Here is a list below of players to have scored a double hundred in ODIs.

Full List of Batters to Have Scored 200 in ODIs

Player Country Score Match
Rohit Sharma India 264 India vs Sri Lanka, 2014
Martin Guptill New Zealand 237* New Zealand vs West Indies, 2015
Virender Sehwag India 219 India vs West Indies, 2011
Chris Gayle West Indies 215 West Indies vs Zimbabwe, 2015
Fakhar Zaman Pakistan 210* Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 2018
Ishan Kishan India 210 India vs Bangladesh, 2022
Rohit Sharma India 209 India vs Australia, 2013
Rohit Sharma India 208* India vs Sri Lanka, 2017
Shubman Gill India 208* India vs New Zealand, 2023
Sachin Tendulkar India 200* India vs South Africa, 2010

The legendary Sachin Tendulkar was the first to achieve this monumental feat in 2010 during a match against South Africa. Indian captain Rohit Sharma is the only player in this list to have achieved this feat thrice. He currently holds the highest score in ODIs (264).

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