On November 13, 2014, Rohit Sharma shattered t🐎he record books when he blasted his way to the highest-💙ever individual score in One-day internationals (ODIs).
During the fourth ODI of the five-match series💜 against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Rohit struck 264 off 173 balls.♉ The knock which was studded with record 33 fours and nine sixes.
After 3 years, on the day he played this historic knock, the Mumbai lad, along with his team India teammates were present at the Eden Gardens as Virat Kohli & Co. will take on Sri Lanka in the first match of the three-match Test series starting from 16th November.
at the same ground, created history and became the first🅠 man two score two ODI double tons
— BCCI (@BCCI)
Talking to BCCI.tv about the knock, Rohit revealed what went through his mind before he came out to bat, while 🔥he was batting and after the match was over.
“I am here at the historic Eden Gardens where a lot happened in my life on 13th of November 2014. I still remember clearly what all happened that day. Prior to the match, I was very nervous as I didn’t sleep properly. Five-six hours of sleep is never a good idea before a big game. I didn’t start my day on a good day. If you don’t have a proper sleep, it messes up things. I moved on from that, came to the ground and I can still remember doing warm-ups, taking a few catches before the start.”
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“I was very nervous as I was waiting for the toss to happen and Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first. I also remember walking out of the home pavilion with thousands of fans cheering and waiting for the team to do well. It was a wonderful set-up to walk out. I was just thinking about how it is going to pan out. I walked out into the middle, played a lot of balls, took my time at the start and I can still remember that I scored my first fifty off 74 balls (73 balls actually).”
“As soon as I got to my 100, it was all about me making mistakes and getting out. I kept telling myself that I can bat as long as possible and try to get as many runs as possible. I kept batting and didn’t try to hit too many shots. As the outfield is really fast here, I was just trying to find gaps and hit the ball through that. I continued to bat and eventually, I got to that 264 score and we ended up scoring 404. After the game got over, I went to the hotel and slept well. It was a memorable day in my life and I cannot forget that. Yes, it is a historic ground and for me, it is a memorable one as it gave me a lot of memories to cherish,” he added.
