5 Most interesting coincidences in cricket history

2. Double tons, Sachin, Sehwag, Rohit and mother of all coincidences 

Before 2010, there were a few players who came close to breaching the 200-run mark in ODI cricket. But when it was breached, the first three to do so were all Indians. In fact, the first four double tons were all by Indians. Moreover, there is another big coincidence with all three of those double hundreds.

It was Sachin Tendulkar who became the first man on the planet to register an ODI double ton. He did it against South Africa in Gwalior in 2010. About 18 months later, Virender Sehwag followed his idol’s footsteps as he became the second man to do it ODI cricket when he smoked 219 against West Indies in Indore.

But Sehwag had broken the record of the highest individual score. Rohit Sharma did it once against Australia in 2013 but became the first man to score two double tons in ODI cricket a year later. In November 2014, Rohit smashed Sri Lanka to all parts of the Eden Gardens when scored a record-shattering 264.

In 2010, 2011 and 2014, each time the three players scored a double ton, the highest individual score by a batsman in ODIs was broken. But another interesting fact was India won each of those by a margin of 153 runs.