Long back, during Tendulkar's early days, when Sunil Gavaskar was asked by a TV reporter with the usual clique "Are we seeing another Gavaskar in the making?
Gavaskar replied very prophetically "you never know. the way he is batting you all may forget me, and, he may start an era of his own'
A barrier that had not been breached in 2961 one-day internationals finally fell in Gwalior in 2010, and it was fitting that the batsman with the most ODI runs became the first to touch 200 in an innings. Sachin Tendulkar, at the age of 36, drew on immense reserves of stamina, batted 50 overs, faced 147 balls and finished on 200 not out, leaving the South African attack bruised and battered. He eclipsed Saeed Anwar's 194, claiming the record of highest individual ODI score, and made 50% of India's 401. Fatigue, cramps and time have prevented players from reaching 200 before, but such was Tendulkar's speed of scoring that he got there despite facing only nine of the last 30 deliveries of the innings.
The 200 n.o. innings ended at 6:08PM on 24th Feb 2010 at Cap Roop Singh Stadium at Gwalior Vs South Africa.
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