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    Make mine a double

    By Scott 2 years ago, at the start of February Leave a comment on this post

    Yesterday’s innings by Adam Gilchrist revived the old ‘double hundred in a odi’ idea. The record is Saeed Anwar’s 194.

    It got me thinking- it’s like cricket’s version of the four minute mile. Once somebody does it, three or four other batsmen will do it shortly after is my guess.

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    7 Responses to “Make mine a double”

  • Hammy wrote:
    February 6th, 2006 at 4.33 am

    Who’s going to do it Scott?

    Gilly, Afridi, Ponting, Flintoff, Symonds, Sehwag, Harmison.

    Probably some bloke from Namibia or the UAE will achieve it first.

  • Scott wrote:
    February 6th, 2006 at 5.10 am

    I would pick Sehwag as the man most likely.

  • Ben wrote:
    February 6th, 2006 at 5.32 pm

    I’d pick Ponting.

  • Mani wrote:
    February 6th, 2006 at 6.24 pm

    it would have to be an opener..
    or in a game where a no3 or no4 comes in very early..
    i’m sure the 20 overs of fielding restriction can only help with the 200 quest..
    as opposed to 15.. when anwar as an opener got 194.. he had the time to get to 200.. but was caught at fine leg going for a six..

  • Will wrote:
    February 6th, 2006 at 8.07 pm

    I still think Gilly’s the most likely. Or Pietersen if promoted.

  • Will wrote:
    February 6th, 2006 at 8.08 pm

    Ah. Or Afridi!

  • Mani wrote:
    February 7th, 2006 at 11.47 am

    afridi is the least likely..
    he surely will have the time to get one.. but for him to get 200 with the risks he takes is almost impossible..
    pietersen/ponting are my candidates..
    then again when the additional countries are given odi status.. oh boy… then quite a few people might get 200s..

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