New Delhi, April 30 -- India's legendary opener Rohit Sharma, a modern-day colossus in white-ball cricket, turned 38 on Wednesday. The Indian 'Hitman' has played numerous memorable knocks throughout his illustrious career, but one arguably stands above the rest: his whirlwind in 2014 against Sri Lanka, the famed 264 folklore.

Before Rohit set a new bar in the ODI format in 2014, 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar had raised the standard in the 50-over format with an double century against South Africa at Gwalior in 2010. That day, the world stood still, watched in a state of trance, and fathomed the thought that someone had truly reached the never-achieved 200-run mark in ODIs.

It wasn't Rohit's first double hundred in the format, having...