Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag is a former Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian National Cricket Team. He was renowned as a destructive and aggressive player. He holds numerous records in international and Indian cricket. He is a right arm batsman and right arm off-spin bowler.[1]

Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag at the NDTV Marks for Sports event 13.jpg
Sehwag in 2012
Personal information
Full nameVirender Sehwag
Born20 October 1978 (aged 47)
Najafgarh, Delhi, India
NicknameViru, Nawab of Najafgarh, Sultan of Multan
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleOpening batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 239)3 November 2001 v South Africa
Last Test2 March 2013 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 123)1 April 1999 v Pakistan
Last ODI3 January 2013 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.44
T20I debut (cap 9)1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I2 October 2012 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997–2014Delhi
2015Haryana
2003Leicestershire
2008–2013Delhi Daredevils
2014Marylebone Cricket Club
2014–2015Kings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 104 251 194 332
Runs scored 8,586 8,273 14,683 10,454
Batting average 49.34 35.05 47.36 34.05
100s/50s 23/32 15/38 42/55 16/57
Top score 319 219 319 219
Balls bowled 3,731 4,392 8,614 6,009
Wickets 40 96 105 142
Bowling average 47.35 40.13 42.57 36.29
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/104 4/6 5/104 4/6
Catches/stumpings 91/– 93/– 166/– 120/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 January 2016

Sehwag was the first Indian batsman to score Triple century in Test cricket. He scored 319 off 278 balls against South Africa in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.[2] It is the fastest triple century since then. He holds the massive Indian record of scoring the fastest 300,250,200 and 150 in Test cricket. Sehwag is the only personality of any nationality to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World twice.

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References

  1. "Virender Sehwag". Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. "1st Test: India v South Africa at Chennai, Mar 26-30, 2008 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Retrieved 24 January 2017.