There are many such records in the cricket world which have been made and broken by various players. Currently, there are many people who have scored a double century in the ODI format. However, very few people would know that the first double century in ODI was scored by the Indian team’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

He scored this century on 24 February 2010. The date of 24th February has been very special for many players in the cricket world. Today we will tell you about three such wonderful achievements which the players made on 24th February.

1- Sachin Tendulkar- Became the first player to score a double century in ODI cricket against South Africa.

Sachin Tendulkar is counted among the best batsmen in the world. Not only this, he is also called God of Cricket. Sachin Tendulkar has made and broken many records in his international cricket team career.

Not only this, there are many records that Sachin Tendulkar has made and no other player has been able to break them. Sachin Tendulkar has the most runs in international cricket. The second ODI match between India and South Africa was played on 24 February 2010 in Gwalior. The Indian team won this match by 153 runs.

In this match, on behalf of the Indian team, Sachin Tendulkar played a record-breaking inning of 200* runs in 147 balls with the help of 25 fours and 3 sixes. He did not spare any of the South African bowlers and hit hard against all of them. He was the first player to score a double century in ODI cricket.

Due to the batting of Sachin Tendulkar, the Indian team, batting first, scored 401 runs losing three wickets in 50 overs, in response to which South Africa was all out for 248 runs.