5 Amazing coincidences of Indian cricket

1. The big fat victory margin:

India has been a dominating force in World cricket and most lately it has been the batsmen who have taken India to great victories. The first 3 double century-makers in ODIs were Indians. There have been 4 instances when Indians have scored a double ton- Sachin’s 200*, Sehwag’s 219, Rohit’s 209 and 264. Here come the coincidences. On 3 out of the four occasions, India went on to win the match by a big fat victory margin of 153 runs. When Sachin scored 200, he took India to a total of 401. In response, South Africa were bundled out for 248 giving India a win by 153 runs. When Sehwag scored 219 against West Indies, India registered 418 on the board and then restricted the visitors to 265. The winning margin being 153, again! When Rohit bludgeoned the Lanka attack in 2014 to score 264, India finished at 404 in their 50 overs. Sri Lanka, in return, could manage just 251 and India won by 153 runs! The only occasion when the theory failed was when Rohit hit 209 against Australia in Bengaluru. India had a close shave as Faulkner’s 116 off 73 balls steered Aussies to 326 during their chase of 384. India won the match by 57 runs.