4 Players who could score the first T20 double century.

Aaron Finch's magnificent knock of 172 against Zimbabwe is the highest individual international T20 score. He fell short of a first T20 double century by just 28 runs. ODI format has seen some double centuries in this decade, with Sachin Tendulkar being the first ever cricketer to score a double ton in the ODI.

Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma followed and went on to score double centuries. Martin Guptill and Chris Gayle are the only two overseas batsmen to do so. Soon, we might witness a T20 double century from the experienced campaigners.

Finch's devastating innings comprised 16 fours and ten sixes. Chris Gayle's phenomenal 175 against Pune Warriors India is the highest individual T20 runs. It was against Aaron Finch's Pune, took place at Chinnaswamy stadium in 2013. We saw some youngsters who rose to the limelight and could make the task of scoring first ever double century easy. Here we take a look at some players who could achieve this feat.

#4 KL Rahul

KL Rahul

KL Rahul, Karnataka born dashing batsman rose to fame in the U-19 World cup and broke into the First-class side and had a decent debut season in 2010-11. Rahul was out of the squad for the next season, but he returned for the 2012-13 season in which he had a prolific run of form. He made his international debut in 2014 against Australia.

An exceptional knock was waiting for him in his second test against Australia at SCG, where he went on to score his maiden test hundred. Owing to his recent heroics with the bat for his IPL franchise, he was drafted back into the national side for the upcoming series against England.

Rahul scored a brilliant hundred against England in the first T20 held at Manchester. He will hold the key to India's campaign in the upcoming series and also at the World cup. Rahul's strokeplay and sheer power make him one of the favorites to score the first double century in the history of T20 cricket.

KL Rahul's overall performance:

ODI: Matches- 10, Runs- 248.

T20: Matches- 17, Runs- 671.

#3 Chris Lynn

Chris Lynn

As a part of KKR, Brisbane Heat, Lynn brings a lot of experience in the batting order. Lynn played sixteen games in IPL this season and notched 491 runs at an average of nearly 33 with an impressive strike rate of 130.

The Australian opener was drafted for 1.2 crores by Kolkata in 2014 player auction. In the initial seasons, he didn't make an impact with the bat. Lynn became an integral part of KKR when he scored loads of runs at the top in 2016. In the recent 2018 player auction, Lynn was a hot property. He was draft by Kolkata Knight Riders for a whopping INR. 9.6 crores.

Lynn's sheer batting power makes him one of the favorites to score the maiden double century in T20 cricket.

Chris Lynn's overall performance;

T20: Matches- 10, Runs- 158.

#2 Martin Guptill

Martin Guptill

The New Zealand dashing opener made his test debut against India in 2009. He is the first New Zealander to score a double century in ODI cricket. Guptill is an integral part of the New-Zealand cricket. Guptill also plays franchise cricket for Auckland and Barbados Tridents.

Guptill failed to impress in IPL and went unsold in this year's player auction. He scored 237 in the 2015 World Cup held at New Zealand. Guptill lacks the consistency and is waiting for a right knock to announce his batting power and strokeplay. A double century in the near future would mean he will be cherished. Martin Guptill's overall performance:

ODI: Matches- 159, Runs- 5976.

T20: Matches- 75, Runs- 2271.

#1 Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma.

Rohit Sharma is one of the mainstays in the Indian limited-overs set-up. He made his debut against Ireland in 2007. Rohit was initially part of Deccan Chargers in Indian Premier League and was draft by Mumbai Indians in 2011 player auction.

Rohit was out of the national squad from 2009 but made a successful comeback in 2012 against England. He was part of the Champions Trophy winning squad. Rohit Sharma's captaincy also produced 3 IPL trophies. He holds the record for the highest runs in the shorter format.

Hitman scored 264 runs in 2014 against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens. Rohit also holds the record for the most number of double centuries in ODI's. He might well score a double century in the T20's. Rohit Sharma's overall performance:

ODI: Matches- 180, Runs- 6594.

T20: Matches- 82, Runs- 1981.