Rohit Sharma's insane ODI scores when he runs out Virat Kohli

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli share a great rapport
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli share a great rapport

#3 264 vs Sri Lanka, Kolkata, 2014

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In May 1994, Saeed Anwar set the record for the highest individual total in ODIs by scoring 194 against India. Coventry equalled it in 2009, but it took 13 years for a cricketer to cross it and fittingly it was Sachin Tendulkar who went past the mark to become the first batsman to score a double century in cricket.

Many thought that the record will stand for some time but that was not the case. Since Sachin's double seven more double centuries were recorded in ODIs. Of the six batsmen to score a double century, Rohit Sharma is the only batsman to achieve the feat more than once.

Nearly a year after recording his first double century, he went to improve his record and incidentally, he again ran out Virat Kohli. Unlike the previous occasion when Kohli was run out for a duck, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli put together a double century partnership for the third wicket.

While Rohit was the aggressor of the two, Kohli played a supporting role scoring 66 run out of the 202-run partnership, which ended as a result of a miscommunication. After Virat's wicket in the 39th over, Rohit added 112 runs to his tally.

As a result of Rohit's mammoth 264-run innings, India ended with a score of 404-5 at the end of 50 overs. Sri Lanka were no way close to chasing down the target set by India as they kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. In the end, Sri Lanka were all out 13 runs short of Rohit's score.

India 404/5 (Rohit Sharma 264, Virat Kohli 66), Sri Lanka 251

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