1. Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 215 vs Zimbabwe
Five years ago, 200 on a one-day batting turf was unthinkable. But as the cricket historians say – records are meant to be broken ! On 24th February 2010, Sachin Tendulkar amused the fans with his masterclass when he scored the first double hundred in an ODI. Since that, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma has gone on to emulate the feat. Rohit has scored two double hundreds now, 264 being the individual highest is one day cricket. On 24th February 2014, Chris Gayle scored notched up the highest individual score in world cup when he scored 215 vs Zimbabwe at Manuka Oval. Chris Gayle equalled the record of 16 sixes and also became the first non-Indian player to score double hundred in one day internationals. He is no.1 in the list and leads an array of batsmen