Virender Sehwag smashes 219 to steal one-day record from Sachin Tendulkar as India thrash West Indies

The only moment Virender Sehwag wobbled during his record breaking innings of 219 was when an official tried to present him with a bunch of roses moment after he brought up his double hundred.

Swashbuckling Indian batsmanVirender Sehwag said the opportunity to score an ODI double hundred comes once in a lifetime and he never expected to get the epic knock, during the course of which he also broke his role model Sachin Tendulkar's record. Sehwag smashed 219 off just 149 balls in the fourth one-dayer against the West Indies on Thursday overtaking Tendulkar's unbeaten 200 last year to become the highest individual scorer in an ODI. "It was only after the batting powerplay started, I felt that I could reach double hundred. Also when Sammy dropped me (at 170), I knew that God was with me," Sehwag stated.