Will it be a hat-trick of double centuries in Madhya Pradesh?

INDORE: There are four players in the current South African team who cannot forget February 24, 2010, the last time they played a match in Madhya Pradesh.
On that day, Sachin Tendulkar tore their bowling apart at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior to record the first-ever double century in ODI history. AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, JP Duminy and Hashim Amla were at the receiving end as the Master Blaster helped India, batting first, to cross the 400-mark and earn a huge win over the Proteas.
In fact, the last two ODI matches hosted by the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, the one at Gwalior and the other here at Holkar Stadium, have gone into history books for the feats of two of India's greatest batsmen.
The following year, on December 8, 2011, Virender Sehwag surpassed Tendulkar's record by making 219 against West Indies here at the Holkar stadium, with India again crossing the 400-mark and going on to record a massive win.
What is common to both the venues is the MPCA curator Samandar Singh Chauhan. He is what Sita Ram used to be for the Kotla stadium in Delhi in the 1970s and '80s. Both the curators are famed for producing placid batting tracks on which the bat has dominated its way to record books.
Chauhan, who has prepared the pitch for the second ODI to be played here between India and South Africa on Wednesday, says that he never prepares a wicket solely for the batsmen. "You see, both Sachin and Viru were world-class players. They made the most of the conditions. There were other players in both the teams, but none even came close to a double century. AB de Villiers managed an unbeaten 114 at Gwalior.
"Yes, both Gwalior and the venue here have a decent pitch and a fast outfield. And once a batsman gets his eye in, he can go on to make a big score," the curator said. "That is what both Sachin and Viru did back then.
"It will be no different tomorrow. We can expect big scores. Though the last two games hosted in MP have seen double centuries and India's total crossing the 400-run mark, it would be too much to expect another double ton. But with batsmen of the calibre of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan on our side and the likes of Ab de Villiers and JP Duminy, in the opposite camp, one can never tell. If it comes through, it will be a hat trick of double tons for the venues in MP," Chauhan added.
Skipper MS Dhoni, young Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina were witness to that super double century by Tendulkar in Gwalior. In fact, Dhoni was associated in a century partnership with Tendulkar in the final 8.5 overs (49 balls), with Dhoni's contribution being 68 from just 35 balls, with seven fours and four sixes. It was he who took control and kept the scoreboard moving, as a tiring Tendulkar strived to achieve the rare feat, which he did off the final delivery.
Rohit Sharma was in the XI when Sehwag got his double century here. Sharma has since become the only batsman in ODIs to have two double centuries, including the record-breaking 264 against Sri Lanka at Kolkata on November 13, 2014. A year before that, he had got the first one against Australia in Bangalore. In the last five years, four of the six ODI double centuries have come on Indian soil. Do we dare hope of seeing one in Wednesday's second ODI?