First to score an ODI double century

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

would you care to repeat that? Didn't quite hear it

You didn't honestly think it a serious comment did you?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Hmm... same Herschelle Gibbs who went into his most recent ODI averaging 17 over the past 18 months?

Agree that there are many less likely.

Form is temporary...

 

[Richard]

Very true, but 18 months of paucity suggests a little more than simply being out of form.
Not saying Gibbs has been worked-out or anything, but you can't just say someone's been out of form for 18 months and nearly 30 matches.

 

[luckyeddie]

Very true, but 18 months of paucity suggests a little more than simply being out of form.
Not saying Gibbs has been worked-out or anything, but you can't just say someone's been out of form for 18 months and nearly 30 matches.

Or in form for 7?

 

[Craig]

If I was Saeed Anwar, I'd be damn annoyed about getting out on 194. Anyone know how and at what point he got out? Caught on the boundary running backwards off the last ball, perhaps?

Having a look at the scorecard, he was caught by Ganguly off Tendulkar, and by the looks at the scorecard with the runs scored at the time, he got out with time left.

Letting Anwar use a runner was probably not a wise idea...

 

[honestbharani]

I watched the match live as I live in Chennai and I think he got out with about 4 to 5 overs to spare and that was a really good catch by Sourav. He was running back from 45(short fine leg) and completed a really good overhead catch. Man, was that some slaughter our boys took....


I also remember Sanath Jayasuriya getting out at 189 stumped off Ganguly with 3 overs left. He could have scored 200 too. Also, at the TVS cup last year, Sachin got to around 130 in the 32 or 33 over mark. He had a great chance as well, seeing how Dravid hit 50 off 23 balls that day. It could so easily have been Sachin.

 

[Richard]

Or in form for 7?

No, I don't see that someone can be purely "in form" for 7 months, while still not being up-to-standard.
I do, however, see that someone can have been lucky with poor strokes for that time.

 

[Eclipse]

When Gilly made his 171 off 123 balls he still had 6-7 overs left when he was dismised.

 

[Mr Casson]

When Gilly made his 171 off 123 balls he still had 6-7 overs left when he was dismised.

I'm not sure I'd want a record like that if it was going to be forever played down for being against sub-substandard Zimbabwe.

Although I suppose at least it was before all the 'rebels' took off. But if that was one of the better teams Zimbabwe has fielded for some time, then it is hardly a saving grace.

 

[Craig]

When Gilly made his 171 off 123 balls he still had 6-7 overs left when he was dismised.

I remember that innings well.

I was almost certain at the moment he was going to get 200.

 

[Linda]

Me too ... wasnt it on Australia Day?

 

[Craig]

A look on the scorecard says it happened on January 16 2004.

They played against each other in Adelaide on Australia day IIRC.

 

[marc71178]

When Gilly made his 171 off 123 balls he still had 6-7 overs left when he was dismised.

5 and a half - so the 200 would've been possible, but may have needed some strike manipulation!

 

[masterblaster]

Tendulkar is my best bet, if he overcomes his tennis elbow condition. His new found powers of concentration and his ability to hit out in ODI's (see the TVS Cup Scorecard recently for an idea) has him as favourite for me.

Gilchrist probably up second, you can never discount Ponting at number 3, nor Herschelle Gibbs. Sehwag doesnt have the concentration and the skill to get 200 in an ODI.

You don't need an absolutely super aggressive player to get to that 200, you need consistent aggression mixed with powers of concentration and smart strokeplay, and Saeed Anwar provided all of that in his 194. Tendulkar posseses all of these abilities too, and he is a big contender for it, along with Gilchrist and Ponting.

 

[Linda]

A look on the scorecard says it happened on January 16 2004.

They played against each other in Adelaide on Australia day IIRC.

How does that work then? Australia day is the 26th isnt it?

 

[Linda]

How does that work then? Australia day is the 26th isnt it?

Ok dont worry about that post. I get it now.

 

[ReallyCrazy]

I noticed none of you guys mentioned SANATH JAYASURIYA. He's a great striker of the ball and very aggressive. He can do it too.

 

[Eclipse]

Jayasuriya is not the player he once was.. I just dont think he has the eye he once did and he has been less and less aggresive over the last few years.

 

[aussie_beater]

Tendulkar is my best bet, if he overcomes his tennis elbow condition. His new found powers of concentration and his ability to hit out in ODI's (see the TVS Cup Scorecard recently for an idea) has him as favourite for me.

Gilchrist probably up second, you can never discount Ponting at number 3, nor Herschelle Gibbs. Sehwag doesnt have the concentration and the skill to get 200 in an ODI.

You don't need an absolutely super aggressive player to get to that 200, you need consistent aggression mixed with powers of concentration and smart strokeplay, and Saeed Anwar provided all of that in his 194. Tendulkar posseses all of these abilities too, and he is a big contender for it, along with Gilchrist and Ponting.

Yeah I agree with that. I think a Sehwag type player won't get a 200 unless its against some minnows. He is just too aggressive for that. It probably will be someone like Sachin or Ponting.

 

[Richard]

I'm not sure I'd want a record like that if it was going to be forever played down for being against sub-substandard Zimbabwe.

Although I suppose at least it was before all the 'rebels' took off. But if that was one of the better teams Zimbabwe has fielded for some time, then it is hardly a saving grace.

That Zimbabwe side was nowhere near ODI-class.
Just because it went from substandard to ludicrously-substandard (eg similar to Bangladesh) doesn't mean it wasn't substandard as soon as Alistair Campbell, Guy Whittalll, Andy Flower and the post-WC2003 lot left.
If you have it tooextracool's way they became substandard as soon as they lost just 2 players (Johnson and Goodwin).