Sehwag smashed his way into the record books with his stupendous 219, surpassing Tendulkar's 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior on February 24 last year. This remarkable achievement gives Sehwag the unique distinction of being India's top scorer in both Tests and ODIs. He had scored 319 against South Africa in Chennai in 2008.
He faced 140 balls and hit 23 fours and six sixes in his marathon innings. Tendulkar had made his 200 not out from 147 balls.
Highest individual scores
- Virender Sehwag (India) 219 -WI (Indore) 2011
- Sachin Tendulkar (India) 200*-SA (Gwalior) 2010
- Charles Coventry (Zimbabwe) 194* -Bangladesh (Bulawayo) 2009
- Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 194-India (Chennai) 1997
- Viv Richards (West Indies) 189*-England (Old Trafford) 1984
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)189-India (Sharjah) 2000
- Gary Kirsten (SA) 188*-UAE (Rawalpindi) 1996
- Sachin Tendulkar (India) 186*-New Zealand (Hyderabad) 1999
- Shane Watson (Australia)185*-Bangladesh (Mirpur)2011
- MS Dhoni (India)183*-Sri Lanka (Jaipur) 2005