5 greatest ODI Innings of Sachin Tendulkar  

#2 200* vs South Africa at Gwalior, 2010

The record-breaking knock.

On February 24, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar smashed a record-breaking 200* against South Africa and broke Saeed Anwar's 13-year old record of 194. Scoring the first double hundred in one-day international cricket history, Tendulkar hit 25 fours and three sixes helping India amass a total of 401.

What was special about the innings was that nobody before had expected a double hundred in the limited formats of the game. Sachin rose to the occasion, as always, and proved his mettle once again. Pushing hard for the singles towards the end of the innings showed his hunger and desperation to silence the critics for the nth time in his career.

I thought the way he celebrated when he reached his 200 epitomised the man's persona. There was no running laps around the field, no aggressive gestures, nothing over-the-top. He did what he always does, raised both his arms, closed his eyes for a moment and quietly acknowledged that it had been done. - Anil Kumble

February 24th will go down as one of most historic days in the game of cricket. For on this day, a benchmark was set for future players to match the grit and determination of "The Master Blaster."

Sure, Rohit Sharma, Virender Sehwag, and Martin Guptill went on to score double hundreds too, but the innings at Gwalior at the hands of Sachin Tendulkar remains unmatched to date.