Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma have an interesting connection. They all held the highest individual ODI score at some point in time.?
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Sachin's record was broken by Sehwag. Rohit went past Sehwag and currently holds the highest score. But there is a weird coincidence in these three scores. India won all three matches by 153 runs!?
Yes, by sheer fate all three of these games saw the victory margin at exactly 153. Let's take a look:
It was the first ever double hundred in ODIs and India posted 401/3. South Africa were sent packing for 248 despite AB de Villiers' hundred and the victory margin was 153.
He became the second player to score a double hundred in the format and held the highest individual score for 3 years. Rohit Sharma almost broke it in 2013 when he hit 209 vs Australia, but it lasted a year longer. Sehwag's 219 powered India to 418/5 and West Indies folded for 265. The margin was once again 153.
He became the first player to get a 250 in an ODI innings. The Men in Blue amassed 404/5. Sri Lanka were out of it from the start as they managed just 251. The margin of victory was - you guessed right, 153!