Former India captain Rohit Sharma recalled his first ODI double century against Australia in Bengaluru in 2013 during a Diwali special episode. He said his 16 sixes in the innings set a record in ODI cricket at the time
Updated On – 6 November 2026, 04:03 PM
mumbai: Former India captain Rohit Sharma revisited one of the most memorable innings of his career during an upcoming episode of Family Full House with Rohit Sharma.
Shark Tank India judge Ritesh Agarwal recalled the cricketer’s record-breaking first double century during the episode.
The special Diwali episode of the show features Shark Tank India judges Aman Gupta, Anupam Mittal, Namita Thapar and Ritesh Agarwal, alongside comedians Anubhav Singh Bassi, Harsh Gujral, Aakash Gupta and Rahul Dua.
During the episode, Ritesh took Rohit down memory lane to his historic first ODI double century, which came against Australia in Bengaluru in 2013, a day before Diwali. The conversation saw Rohit reflect on the significance of the innings, India’s series win and his record-breaking six-hitting feat.
Talking about how Diwali has often coincided with cricket for Rohit, Ritesh asked, “Rohit bhai, in our Diwali we all eat sweets, burn pancakes, but you are playing cricket in Diwali. One of my amazing memories is of watching cricket in 2013, your 200 runs a day before Diwali in Bangalore. Is your best Diwali memory that or is it somewhere else?”
(Rohit bhai, during Diwali we eat sweets and burst crackers, but you have often been playing cricket during Diwali. One of my amazing memories of watching cricket is from 2013, when you scored 200 runs in Bangalore, a day before Diwali. Is that your most memorable Diwali memory, or is there another one?)
Rohit agreed that the innings remained his most memorable Diwali cricket memory. He recalled how it came at a crucial stage of the series against Australia.
“Absolutely, it is there. That was my first double century and that was the time when we had to win the world series. We had beaten Australia and India, leveled up the score. That was the last match of the series, that was my first double 100, we also won the series. There was a record in Bangalore, we had scored 398 runs, yet we may have won by 20 or 25 runs. the wow match.”
(Absolutely, that is the one. It was my first double century and it came at a time when we had to win the series. Australia and India were level at 2-2. It was the last match of the series, so it was my first double century and we also won the series. A record was created in Bangalore, we scored 398 runs, and yet we probably won that match by only 20 or 25 runs.)
Adding to the nostalgic conversation, Ritesh recalled another remarkable aspect of the innings, highlighting Rohit’s six-hitting achievement.
“Rohit bhai, I also remember this, you made 16 innings.”
(Rohit bhai, I also remember that you had hit 16 sixes.)
Rohit reflected on the milestone, explaining that the feat was a record in ODI cricket at the time.
“That was a record in itself in ODI cricket, that much speed in any innings had never been hit before individually.”
(That in itself was a record in ODI cricket. Never before had so many sixes been hit individually in an innings.)
Keeping the conversation going, Ritesh playfully asked Rohit whether the record could be broken during his upcoming trip to New Zealand.
“Now you are going to New Zealand, so will you bring this record on the vehicle?”
(You are now going to New Zealand, so will this record be broken there?)
Responding with his trademark confidence and sporting spirit, Rohit said, “Try toh karunga, sir.”
(I will certainly try, sir.)
