
India has always been a powerhouse in batting. Many stalwarts have set the stage on fire at both domestic as well as at international levels and have etched their name in the record books. Over the years there have been only a few Indian batters that have reached the 200-run mark in List A cricket and have proved their mettle.
Indian players to score 250+ in List A Cricket history
The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma and a few others have scored a double century in List A cricket. But only two among them have managed to cross the 250-run mark. Let’s take a look at 2 Indian players to score 250+ in List A Cricket history.
Narayan Jagadeesan -277
Tamil Nadu batter Narayan Jagadeesan is among the two Indian players to score 250+ in List A Cricket history. The right-hander achieved the feat in a Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 when he scored 277 runs in the game against Arunachal Pradesh. The opening batter holds the record for scoring the most centuries in a VHT season with 5 tons to his name. He overtook Rohit Sharma and becomes the highest individual scorer in list A cricket by an Indian. His innings was laced with 25 fours and 15 sixes and he batted with a strike rate of 196.45. He was also part of a record-breaking 416 in just 232 balls partnership with Sai Sudharsan.
Highest individual scores in List A cricket:
Narayan Jagadeesan – 277(141)
AD Brown – 268(160)
Rohit Sharma – 264(173)
Darcy Short – 257(148)
Shikhar Dhawan – 248(150)— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 21, 2022
Advertisement
Rohit Sharma -264
Current Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is the first Indian batsman to score 250+ in List A Cricket history. He achieved the feat in 2014 when he in an ODI game against Sri Lanka scored 264 runs in an innings at Eden Gardens. The right-hander was coming from the injury and announced his arrival in style. He took just 173 balls to score 264 runs and his innings included 33 fours and 9 sixes and batted with a strike rate of 152.60. His 264 is still the highest individual score in ODIs. Not only this, he also has two more double hundreds to his name.
Indian players to score 250+ in List A Cricket history
Here are the two Indian players to score 250+ in List A Cricket history
S.No | Player name | Team | Against | Runs | Sixes | Fours | SR |
1. | Narayan Jagadeesan | Tamil Nadu | Arunachal Pradesh | 277 | 16 | 25 | 196.45 |
2. | Rohit Sharma | India | Sri Lanka | 264 | 9 | 33 | 152.60 |