Sehwag's 219 off 149 balls-can anyone better this?

[Anjula]

It has to be a Youngster,
David Warner
Bhanuka Rajapaksha
Virat Kohli

 

[Owzat]

It will happen eventually, with pitches often flat and minnows around for the taking. And it can just be someone "gets in the groove" and rides their luck, there are 50 overs and short boundaries annoy me but doesn't stop there being some from time to time. For me the boundaries should be quite long, make lots of run threes and fours possible and boundaries (sixes/fours) harder to hit and require good strong hitting.

TV will no doubt not want the last suggestion too often, they wants fours and sixes as is apparent by giving the crowd cards with fours and sixes printed on to wave like muppets.

 

[AbhishekS]

Bhanuka Rajapaksha

Now that's what I call a wild prediction!

 

[khalek]

219 seems very difficult to better but I think Watson or Warner may get a 200 sometime in their career.

 

[MJ Rocks]

No one other can reach that milestone other than virendar sehwag himself

 

[Ahmad94]

It was a one off performance and I believe that someone of a good calibre might manage it. Let?s face it, it was against West Indies. Nothing against him there but Sachin 200* was more impressive because it was against South Africa when they were in full flow. Back to the topic can anyone manage to make it again, YES, i can?t see why not, If Sehwaq can do I can?t see why someone else can?t. In a ripe old age, i am sure players like Umar Akmal, Virat Kohli and maybe even Afridi but i doubt him

 

[yashwanth kumar]

Gayle has the chance but i feel no one can beat that record , even if yes then it must be himself again . A player taking 200 pluse score against any team would take it

 

[cricket_icon]

Yes, any half decent batsman playing on the flattest of wickets against one of the worse bowling line ups I've ever seen could do it.

 

[Aswin8]

lets see if tharanga comes again with the drug

 

[Ahmad94]

lets see if tharanga comes again with the drug

Thranga is crap. No chance. Chris Martin stands a better chance and that is saying something

 

[Jagar]

Adam Gilchrist could still do it

 

[Dipak]

Breaking the 219 record is damn tough. However a few guys like de Villiers or Watson can surely do it. If Warner learns not to throw away his wicket, he might also get there.

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Surprising to see de Villiers gain only two votes. He's got both the caliber and patience to down the 200 mark.

 

[westindies2007]

people may think it's easy to break this record and the name above all may have a chance of breaking, but trust it's not that easy, if so, all thos players above should be beating Bradman average and scoring like 100 each OD. IT take 1 ball to get a wicket but take like over 50 -100 Ball to get that run.
it all goes down to how determine the player is, you can be the best big hitter out there, but just one lack your out.I think this Record is going to stand there for a Very long while.

 

[macintosh]

One thing that m noticing here is that most of the people are saying that the wicket was flat and the ground was small,etc. But then there have many players who have played in the same kind of conditions, none of them have managed to score a double century(except Tendulkar) or reach the score that Sehwag has made, milestones don't matter much, but you shouldn't find ways to avoid giving credit to a player.
After scoring 130-140 runs(in the 1st innings), a batsmen would usually play very aggressively and loose his wicket after getting some quick runs, its just like a lottery form there on,Sehwag was lucky that he kept going, its not like Sehwag has done something which should be considered twice as good as others nor is it the greatest innings ever, its just that he has done something which is very rare, thats it, there are many ODI innings which are way better than Sehwag's 219,
but its quite wrong that people are finding ways to lower the value of Sehwag's innings.

 

[bill_123]

Wont be easy...coz viru dint just score 200 or 201....he scored 19 more lol...

but there are a few guys who can break it.....

Viru himself can

then thr is Watson
Amla(maybe iam being a bit biased here lol...but da guy can score fast and when he is set he looks good for a BIG innings)
AB De Villiers(say the first 2 wickets go down within 4 to 5 overs)
Chris Gayle(if he solves his issues with da windies board)
Pietersen(same case as AB)
and thr a few others who maybe can do it but wont be easy.....