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Sachin Tendulkar today created history by becoming the first cricketer to score a double century in one-day internationals with a breath-taking unbeaten 200 to steer India to a massive 401 for three against South Africa in the second cricket ODI at Gwalior.

Tendulkar played an incredible and heart-stopping knock which came off just 147 balls, treating the capacity crowd at
the Captain Roop Singh stadium to a stunning exhibition of strokeplay.

It was not only Tendulkar's 46th ODI century but it also marked the highest score in one-dayers, eclipsing the
previous record of 194 which was was held by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Conventry.

The little master was on fire and the South African bowlers bore the brunt as they were literally made to bleed runs at the short ground. His sublime unbeaten 200 came off just 147 balls and was bejewelled with 25 fours and three sixes.

Along with the classic Mumbai batsman, Charl Langvedt went into the history books as Tendulkar achieved the amazing milestone off his bowling.

Tendulkar steered Langveldt to the off side to get to the magical figure and the packed stadium went into a frenzy.
Dinesh Karthik (79), captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (68 not out) and Yusuf Pathan (36) were the other notable performers in India's mammoth total, leaving the Proteas to score at a stiff asking rate of just over eight runs per over.