4 batsmen with double hundreds in both Tests and ODIs

#1 Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

Not many would find it surprising that Sachin Tendulkar was the first man to slam a double hundred in both Tests and ODIs.

Tendulkar blasted exactly 200 not out from 147 balls in an ODI against South Africa at Gwalior on 24 February 2010. India batted first in the game, and Tendulkar was at the crease for 226 minutes, slashing 25 fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 136.05.

Dinesh Karthik made 79 while MS Dhoni was unbeaten on 68 as India posted a mammoth 401 for 3. Dale Steyn was hit for 89 runs in his 10 overs while Wayne Parnell conceded 95 in his quota of overs.

Despite AB de Villiers' hundred, India won the match easily, by 153 runs.

In his 200-match Test career, Tendulkar crossed 200 six times, with a best of 248 not out against Bangladesh. He also made an unbeaten 241 against Australia at Sydney in 2004, during a phase when he was not in form, and yet managed to post a massive score.

Tendulkar could have had seven double hundreds had he not been stranded on 194 not out at Multan in 2004.