5 astonishing cricket milestones achieved in Madhya Pradesh

#1 India vs West Indies, 2011 – Sehwag’s 219

West Indies were on the receiving end of a Sehwag special

After Sachin Tendulkar broke the hoodoo of 200, the floodgates opened and the mark was breached five more times. Among them, the one who shattered it the second time, immediately after Sachin Tendulkar, was his former opening partner Virender Sehwag.

The man from Delhi was always touted to be the first man to reach the milestone, but Sachin beat him to it. However, Sehwag did it less than two years later when he smashed 219 runs from just 149 balls against West Indies and became the second ever man to cross the 200-run mark.

Sehwag’s innings of 219 totally dismantled the West Indian bowlers and in the process, India put up a humongous total of 418. The hosts ended up winning the match by 153 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.