On this day: Rohit Sharma’s record 264 lights up Eden Gardens, sets new benchmark for ODI scores : Rashtra News
Rohit Sharma had not played for India in three months but made his comeback into the side in the most emphatic fashion possible, breaking the record for the highest-ever ODI score with 264 off 173 balls.
![Rohit Sharma Rohit broke the record previous held by Virender Sehwag.](https://i0.wp.com/akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/story/202111/rohit_sharma_264_bcci_1200x768.jpeg?resize=770%2C433&ssl=1)
Rohit broke the record previous held by Virender Sehwag. (Courtesy of BCCI)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Rohit hit as many as 33 fours and nine sixes in his innings
- He had been out for three months before the match due to a finger injury
- Rohit was dropped on four off 16 by Thisara Perera
If Sachin Tendulkar broke the glass ceiling for men’s ODI scores by becoming the first player to score a double century in the format, Rohit Sharma shattered whatever remained of it by crossing the mark three times. Of the three double centuries that the opening batsman has scored, his 264 off 173 balls against Sri Lanka on November 11, 2014 at the Eden Gardens became a benchmark for ODI scores.
Rohit had not played any international cricket for three months before the innings with a finger injury that he sustained in August that year. There were questions on whether Rohit should be taken back into the squad and if India should instead open with Ajinkya Rahane and Robin Uthappa.
Rohit ended up opening the innings with Rahane and was slow to start off with. He was given a lifeline when Thisara Perera dropped him while he was still on four runs off 16 deliveries. India lost Rahane and Ambati Rayudu within the first 13 overs before Rohit and Virat Kohli stitched a 201-run stand that came off just 154 balls that knocked the wind out of the sails of the Sri Lankans.
Rohit his century in 100 balls but he went berzerk after that. He raced to 150 off 125 balls, 200 off 151 and 250 off 166. While Kohli had an equal share in the third-wicket partnership for much of the innings, Rohit raced ahead after crossing three figures. He continued the assault, sharing a 128-run partnership with Uthappa that came in just 59 balls. Uthappa only scored a run-a-ball 16 in the stand.
Rohit was dismissed off the last ball off the over, helping India set a total of 404/5 and, eventually, to a 153-run win. the team gave him a guard of honour as he walked back.
The previous highest score in ODIs was New Zealand’s Martin Guptill’s unbeaten 237, which he scored against the West Indies in Wellington. Rohit himself would go on to score another double century in 2019, which also came against Sri Lanka.
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