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India vs Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma becomes first player to hit two double-hundreds in ODI

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Rohit Sharma on Thursday comes back to International cricket with a great double hundred and shatters records in ODI against Sri Lanka at Kolkata's favourite Eden Gardens. He likewise turns into the first player to hit 250 and two double hundreds in an One Day International match. He scored his first ODI double against Australia last November in Bangalore. The right-handed batsman got himself out off the last ball of the innings, attempting to clear the straight boundary. Be that as it may veteran Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene took a smooth catch off Nuwan Kulasekara. By then, he had effectively scored an amazing 264 races to turn into the highest scorer in an ODI innings. He is the third player, all Indian, to hit double hundreds in the 50-overs format. Others were batting greats Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. Interestingly, all the four innings have come in India, all scored by Indian openers. Little Master was the first to accomplish the accomplishment, when he scor...