<p>The cricketing world today heaped rich praise on Rohit Sharma after he smashed a record ODI score of 264 in India's fourth game of the five-match series against Sri Lanka.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Current and former India cricketers especially took notice of Rohit's stupendous feat of completing his second double hundred, breaking Virender Sehwag's record of 219 in the process.<br /><br />India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is being rested for the series, tweeted: "Very well batted Rohit.thats Rohit for everyone,sheer talent.Enjoy and Witness the class in action."<br /><br />Ravindra Jadeja came up with his own way of describing Rohit's sensational knock.<br />"#RohitSharma is now 2nd best performer against SriLankans after Lord Ram," he wrote on his Twitter page.<br /><br />Harbhajan Singh said: "A record which is going to stay !! A delight 2 watch! Well done bro for creating history!"<br /><br />Former India captain Anil Kumble termed his achievement incredible.<br /><br />"Next target @ImRo45 a double hundred in IPL, just asking...anything possible! Incredible, still can't believe.<br /><br />Sanjay Manjrekar felt Rohit's effort was outstanding despite Sri Lanka's ordinary bowling.<br /><br />"Batting conditions, ordinary bowling attack notwithstanding, it takes some doing getting 264 off 173 balls. Well done Rohit!"<br /><br />Former England captain Michael Vaughan added: "Can't believe @ImRo45 didn't make a Triple century... #useless."<br /><br />He went on: "So @ImRo45 has now scored 2 double ODI tons.... I couldn't even get 1 ton.... #Useless.<br /><br />"The last 50 ODI Matches @ECB_cricket have played,the Team have averaged 259.... @ImRo45 scored 264 on his own... #Justsaying," Vaughan wrote.</p>
<p>The cricketing world today heaped rich praise on Rohit Sharma after he smashed a record ODI score of 264 in India's fourth game of the five-match series against Sri Lanka.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Current and former India cricketers especially took notice of Rohit's stupendous feat of completing his second double hundred, breaking Virender Sehwag's record of 219 in the process.<br /><br />India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is being rested for the series, tweeted: "Very well batted Rohit.thats Rohit for everyone,sheer talent.Enjoy and Witness the class in action."<br /><br />Ravindra Jadeja came up with his own way of describing Rohit's sensational knock.<br />"#RohitSharma is now 2nd best performer against SriLankans after Lord Ram," he wrote on his Twitter page.<br /><br />Harbhajan Singh said: "A record which is going to stay !! A delight 2 watch! Well done bro for creating history!"<br /><br />Former India captain Anil Kumble termed his achievement incredible.<br /><br />"Next target @ImRo45 a double hundred in IPL, just asking...anything possible! Incredible, still can't believe.<br /><br />Sanjay Manjrekar felt Rohit's effort was outstanding despite Sri Lanka's ordinary bowling.<br /><br />"Batting conditions, ordinary bowling attack notwithstanding, it takes some doing getting 264 off 173 balls. Well done Rohit!"<br /><br />Former England captain Michael Vaughan added: "Can't believe @ImRo45 didn't make a Triple century... #useless."<br /><br />He went on: "So @ImRo45 has now scored 2 double ODI tons.... I couldn't even get 1 ton.... #Useless.<br /><br />"The last 50 ODI Matches @ECB_cricket have played,the Team have averaged 259.... @ImRo45 scored 264 on his own... #Justsaying," Vaughan wrote.</p>