The former Indian opener Virender Sehwag is known for his hard-hitting abilities, and today marks one such day when he smashed a double-ton against the West Indies at home, becoming the second male cricketer to do so. In 2011, India was hosting the West Indies for three Tests and 5 ODIs, after which there were four Tests in Australia. While senior pros like Sachin Tendulkar and others had left for the Australia series, Sehwag and players like Gautam Gambhir had to stay back for the five-match ODI series against WI at home. And in the fourth ODI on December 8 at the Holkar Stadium. Sehwag smacked 219 off 149 balls, hitting 24 boundaries and 7 sixes. With that, he became the second cricketer to ever hit a double hundred in the ODIs, Read also: Shubman Gill in Bhubaneswar; Is he officially fit for the Ind vs SA T20I series? Sehwag put on a brilliant opening stand with Gautam Gambhir (67) and followed it with another strong partnership with Suresh Raina (55), relentlessly playing attacking shots despite the physical toll. He reached 200 with a boundary off Andre Russell in the 44th over and was eventually dismissed for 219 trying to clear Kieron Pollard. His innings served as a masterclass in power-hitting for the then-young Rohit Sharma (27) and Virat Kohli (23*). Sehwag’s explosive knock helped India post 418/5, while the West Indies could manage only 265 in reply. Over his ODI career, he scored 8,273 runs in 251 matches at a strike rate of 104.33, cementing his legacy as one of the most destructive batsmen in the game. Who was the first one to hit an ODI double hundred? The first person to hit a double hundred in an ODI was Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 200 not out against the South Africa national cricket team at Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior, on 24 February 2010. Notably, Belinda Clark of Australia was the first cricketer to hit a double ton. She smashed 229* against Denmark in 1997.