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| Full name | Virender Sehwag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1978 Najafgarh, Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Viru, Nawab of Najafgarh, Sultan of Multan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 239) | 3 November 2001 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 March 2013 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 123) | 1 April 1999 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 3 January 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 9) | 1 December 2006 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 2 October 2012 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997–2014 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Haryana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Rest of the World XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Sachin's Blasters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Maratha Arabians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Diamonds XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | India Legends | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Virender Sehwag (ⓘ, born 20 October 1978) is a former Indian cricketer who represented India from 1999 to 2013. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive openers[citation needed] and one of the greatest batsman of his era, he played for Delhi Capitals in IPL and Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket. He played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian Test side in 2001.[1] In April 2009, Sehwag became the first Indian to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008,[2] subsequently becoming the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009.[3] He worked as stand-in captain occasionally during absence of main captain of India, also worked as Vice-Captain for Indian squad. He is former captain of Delhi Daredevils and Delhi Ranji Team. During his time with India, Sehwag was a member of the team that was one of the joint winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, the winners of the 2007 T20 World Cup, and the winners of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. During the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, Sehwag was the highest run scorer with 271 runs. In 2023, he was inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[4]
Sehwag holds multiple records including the highest score made by an Indian in Test cricket (319 against South Africa at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai), which was also the fastest triple century in the history of international cricket (reached 300 off only 278 balls) as well as the fastest 250 by any batsman (in 207 balls against Sri Lanka on 3 December 2009 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai). Sehwag also holds the distinction of being one of four batsmen in the world to have ever surpassed 300 twice in Test cricket.[5] Sehwag has the highest career strike rate in Test matches among batsmen with minimum 3000 Test runs. Sehwag's career strike rate in Test matches is 82.23.[6] In March 2009, Sehwag smashed what was until then the fastest century ever scored by an Indian in ODI cricket, from 60 balls.[7] On 8 December 2011, he hit his maiden double century in ODI cricket, against West Indies, becoming the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to reach the landmark.[8] His score became the highest individual score in ODI cricket—219 off 149 balls which was later bettered by Rohit Sharma—264 off 173 balls on 13 November 2014.[9][10][11] He is one of only two players in the world to score a double hundred in ODI and a triple hundred in Test Cricket, the other being Chris Gayle.[12]
Sehwag was appointed as vice-captain of the Indian team under Rahul Dravid in October 2005 but due to poor form, he was later replaced by V. V. S. Laxman in December 2006 as Test vice-captain. In January 2007, Sehwag was dropped from the ODI team and later from the Test team as well.[13] During his term as vice-captain, Sehwag led the team in place of injured Dravid in 2 ODIs and 1 Test. Following his return to form in 2008 and the retirement of Anil Kumble, Sehwag was reappointed as the vice-captain for both Tests and ODIs. By early 2009, Sehwag had reestablished himself as one of the best performing batsmen in ODI cricket.[14]
Sehwag retired from all forms of International cricket on 20 October 2015.[15] Now, he is serving as the member of the Anti Doping Appeal Panel of the National Anti Doping Agency under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India.
- ^ "On This Day In 2001: Virender Sehwag Smashed His Maiden Ton On Test Debut - News18". www.news18.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ TNN (9 April 2009). "Sehwag is world's top cricketer for 2008". Cricket.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World". Wisden. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ "India's Virender Sehwag, Diana Edulji and Sri Lanka's Aravind D'Silva enter ICC's Hall of Fame". The Hindu. 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Virender Sehwag". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Abhishek (18 July 2020). "5 Batsmen With Highest Strike Rate In Test Cricket (Min. 5000 Runs)". The Cricket Lounge. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "PTI: Sehwag becomes fastest Indian centurion in ODIs". Mathrubhumi. 11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Ind vs WI: Sehwag slams 112-ball 150 as India eye massive total". The Times of India. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
doublehundredwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Virender Sehwag becomes 2nd batsman to slam 200 in ODIs". NDTV. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ "Sehwag ends his slump in style". 8 December 2011. Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Sehwag out, Ganguly picked for ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Cricketnext.com. "Cricketnext: Top Performer: Virender Sehwag". Cricketnext.in.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Sehwag quits internationals and IPL". Retrieved 9 September 2018.