Tendulkar slams the 1st double ton in ODI history

Sachin Tendulkar, the little master blaster became the first man ever to score double hundred in one-dayers when he unlocked the game’s biggest and most awaited milestone versus South Africa at Gwalior on Wednesday.

Tendulkar, who had remained agonisingly standard on 199 runs for nearly 2 overs after failing to get the strike, reached the historic landmark off just 147 deliveries, treating the capacity crowd and millions of television viewers to 25 sublime hits to the fence and three mighty sixes, without even once taking the foot off the accelerator pedal throughout his epic marathon saga.

This achievement came in the last over, and shortly after Tendulkar had achieved the highest ever score in one-dayers when, with a single to short-fine left, he overtook Saeed Anwar’s 13-year old record of 194 runs.

Sunil Gavaskar
"He should aim for more. Maybe a Test innings of 450 or an ODI knock of 250. And then he himself wants to win next year's World Cup. There is a little boy in Tendulkar who wants to keep playing. That spirit keeps him going. It's absolutely incredible how he keeps going."

Anil Kumble
"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."

Shane Warne
"Come on Sachin my friend get your 200. World record to please! You deserve it… Nervous for my good friend Sachin everything crossed for you mate… Glad I'm not bowling to him today ha ha ha“– Warne wrote on his twitter page.

Saeed Anwar
"If any person deserved to do better than me it was Tendulkar. I am happy for him, there are no real regrets."

Aamir Sohail
"I think if you ask Saeed Anwar, he would say he's happy that Tendulkar broke his record. The reason for his success is that he has a great respect for the game."

Ramakant Achrekar, Tendulkar's childhood coach
"He has always respected the game and is dedicated to it. But I think this is not enough for him. He is hungry and I am sure he will keep creating new records. He is a dedicated student of the game and is still keen to learn things."

Michael Clarke
"He has got so much class. His greatest strength is the longevity, to be able to be so successful at a young age and to still be doing the same thing 20 years on. We're blessed to still have such a great player playing this game."

Lalit Modi
"Sachin - the greatest ever player ever - without any doubt… I salute Sachin... World's greatest sportsman. We can see him only rise. (He is an) inspiration to us all. He is the best.“– Modi wrote on his twitter page.

Javed Miandad
"He is my favourite player. I had said that one day he would go on to break all batting records and now you see him scoring runs and runs."

Kumar Sangakarra
"What an innings it was. He had come close to achieving it twice. I always felt that Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya are capable of doing that."

VVS Laxman
"The unbeaten 200 that Sachin made at Gwalior is a benchmark for others to follow. Now, there will be lot of players who believe that they can also make 200 in one-day international. We will wait and see.”