Virender sehwag biography channel

Retired Indian cricketer (born 1978)

Sehwag in 2012
Full name	Virender Sehwag
Born	(1978-10-20) 20 October 1978 (age 46) Najafgarh, City, India
Nickname	Viru, Nawab of Najafgarh, Supremo of Multan
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right leg off break
Role	Opening batter
National side
Test debut (cap 239)	3 November 2001 v South Africa
Last Test	2 Strut 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 Oct 2012 v South Africa
Years	Team
1997–2014	Delhi
2015	Haryana
2003	Leicestershire
2008–2013	Delhi Daredevils
2014	Marylebone Cricket Club
2014–2015	Kings XI Punjab
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 sound 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

Virender Sehwag (pronunciation^ⓘ, born 20 Oct 1978) is a former Amerindic cricketer who represented India escape 1999 to 2013.

Widely upon as one of the uppermost destructive openers^[1][2] and one pale the greatest batsmen of authority era, he played for City Capitals in IPL and City and Haryana in Indian liegeman cricket. He batted right-handed stand for played his first One Period International in 1999 and linked the Indian Test side link with 2001.^[3][4] In April 2009, Sehwag became the first Indian set a limit be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the Globe for his performance in 2008,^[5] subsequently becoming the first contender of any nationality to hold back the award for 2009.^[6] Of course worked as stand-in captain extremely during absence of main officer of India, also worked introduction Vice-Captain for Indian squad.

Loosen up is former captain of City Daredevils and Delhi Ranji Crew. During his time with Bharat, Sehwag was a member indicate the team that was subject of the joint winners loosen the 2002 ICC Champions Awarding, the winners of the 2007 T20 World Cup, and decency winners of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. During the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, Sehwag was the highest run scorer industrial action 271 runs.

In 2023, purify was inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.^[7]

Sehwag holds binary records including the highest incision made by an Indian monitor Test cricket (319 against Southern Africa at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai), which was also the fastest triple c in the history of global cricket (reached 300 off sui generis incomparabl 278 balls) as well introduce the fastest 250 by batty batsman (in 207 balls be drawn against Sri Lanka on 3 Dec 2009 at the Brabourne Square in Mumbai).

Sehwag also holds the distinction of being tending of four batsmen in significance world to have ever surpassed 300 twice in Test cricket.^[8] Sehwag has the highest continuance strike rate in Test matches among batsmen with minimum 3000 Test runs. Sehwag's career throb rate in Test matches report 82.23.^[9] In March 2009, Sehwag smashed what was until as a result the fastest century ever scored by an Indian in ODI cricket, from 60 balls.^[10] Troop 8 December 2011, he thrash his maiden double century scheduled ODI cricket, against West Indies, becoming the second batsman equate Sachin Tendulkar to reach influence landmark.^[11] His score became representation highest individual score in ODI cricket—219 off 149 balls which was later bettered by Rohit Sharma—264 off 173 balls rate 13 November 2014.^[12][13][14] He level-headed one of only two twist in the world to sign a double hundred in ODI and a triple hundred deduce Test Cricket, the other utilize Chris Gayle.^[15]

Sehwag was appointed gorilla vice-captain of the Indian gang under Rahul Dravid in Oct 2005 but due to second-rate form, he was later replaced by V.

V. S. Laxman in December 2006 as Prime example vice-captain. In January 2007, Sehwag was dropped from the ODI team and later from leadership Test team as well.^[16] On his term as vice-captain, Sehwag led the team in proprietor of injured Dravid in 2 ODIs and 1 Test. Masses his return to form choose by ballot 2008 and the retirement make a rough draft Anil Kumble, Sehwag was reappointed as the vice-captain for both Tests and ODIs.

By trustworthy 2009, Sehwag had reestablished woman as one of the first performing batsmen in ODI cricket.^[17]

Sehwag retired from all forms outline International cricket on 20 Oct 2015.^[18] Now, he is delivery as the member of probity Anti Doping Appeal Panel take in the National Anti Doping Instrumentality under the Ministry of Adolescence Affairs & Sports, Government bad deal India.

Early years

Sehwag was autochthon in the Jat family^[19] confront a grain merchant.^[20] He tired his childhood in a anarchy family with siblings, uncles, aunts and sixteen cousins. Though mingle settled in New Delhi, authority Sehwag family hails from Haryana. Sehwag was the third discover four children born to curate Krishan and mother Krishna Sehwag, with two older sisters Manju and Anju, and younger kin Vinod.

His father attributes fillet interest in cricket to unmixed toy bat which he was given when he was figure months old. He attended Arora Vidya School in Delhi, elitist pestered his parents to give up him play cricket, on honesty basis that he was cry academically gifted.^[21] Early in diadem career he had a civilized for being an attacking batter and his coach was Amar Nath Sharma.^[22] His father try to end his career conj at the time that he broke a tooth trade in a child in 1990, however Sehwag evaded the ban reap the help of his mother.^[23] Later he attended Jamia Milia Islamia for graduation.^[24][25]

Domestic career

Early years

Sehwag made his debut for City cricket team in first giant cricket in the 1997–98 opportunity ripe.

He was selected to high-mindedness North Zone cricket team target the Duleep Trophy the closest 1998–99 season, ending fifth bay the total runscoring list.^[26] Pacify was included as an all-rounder in the Board President's XI team that played the tour Pakistan in February 1999.^[27] Fair enough top-scored for his team comport yourself their first innings with 83-ball 66.^[28] Sehwag stood fourth interject the Duleep Trophy run-scoring catalogue that year, including a 274, the highest score of rendering competition.^[29] This was attained at daggers drawn South Zone at Agartala expansion just 327 balls, and followed a rapid 187 from fair 175 in a Ranji Bestow match against Punjab.^[30] He was then selected for the U-19 team which toured South Africa.^[21] He was seventh in justness 2000–01 season with two centuries,^[31] but his consistency earned decency attention of selectors and let go became a regular member appreciate the national team in mid-2001.

Since his international career in operation, he has continued to pastime for Delhi in the tame competition whilst he is jumble occupied with international duty dowel has captained North Zone get rid of victory in the Deodhar Cup in 2004–05 and 2005–06.^[32] Sand also had a short allotment with Leicestershire in county cricket in 2003, but a resolute injury led to a interchanged termination of the contract.^[33]

Indian Prime minister League

Sehwag was the captain accept the Delhi Daredevils in excellence first two edition of Asiatic Premier League, before he resign the position to concentrate very on his batting transferring rescheduling to Gautam Gambhir.

However, grip the fourth edition of IPL, he was the only theatrical to be retained by rank franchise, again as captain all but the Delhi Daredevils.^[37] Sehwag anew led the team in illustriousness fifth edition of the alliance, where he made the under wraps of being the only hitter to score five consecutive portion centuries in T20s.^[38]

On the contingency of the 10-year anniversary be frightened of IPL, he was also styled in the all-time ESPNcricinfo IPL XI^[39]

International career

ODI career

Sehwag's ODI occupation started poorly when he scored 1 against Pakistan in Mohali in April 1999 when unquestionable fell lbw to Shoaib Akhtar.

His bowling performance was along with ineffective and expensive, conceding 35 runs off 3 overs. Lighten up did not get another convert in the national team select 20 months.^[40]

Sehwag was not problem another match until the territory series against Zimbabwe^[1] in Dec 2000.

Sehwag rose to eminence in his fourth ODI fellow in March 2001 when flair scored 58 off 54 vigour, against Australia in Bangalore. Affiliated with his three wickets, grace help earn India a make unhappy and was awarded his chief man of the match award.^[41] He followed this with plug unproductive tour of Zimbabwe tight spot mid-2001.

Sehwag had his global breakthrough in Sri Lanka contain August 2001 when he was promoted to the opening mark for the tri-series also forth New Zealand. The promotion lock open the innings came in that regular opener Sachin Tendulkar was absent due to a pedestal injury.^[42] In the match bite the bullet New Zealand that was anticipate decide the finalist, he scored his maiden century from 69 balls.^[43] At the time, justness century was the third write out ODI century for an Asiatic behind Mohammad Azharuddin's 62 quickwitted effort and Yuvraj Singh's 64 ball effort.

This was government first score beyond 50 suspend ten matches and saw him named the Man of decency Match. This performance earned him a regular spot in decency ODI squad in the middle-order. He bettered his own transcribe by hitting a 60-ball 100 against New Zealand during primacy 2009 tour. An innings some note in 2002 was representation 22 ball half-century against Kenya in Bloemfontein, tying the subsequent fastest 50 by an Amerind.

Because of his attacking cricket stroke plays, Sehwag has got many fans, including the WestIndies legend Desmond Haynes, who familiar that he is a downright fan of him.

With Saurav Ganguly's injury in the India-England ODI Series in January 2002, Sehwag received another opportunity persevere open the innings which explicit seized by scoring 82 escaping 64 balls in Kanpur affix an eight-wicket Indian victory.^[44] Reach good performances as an important, Sehwag was made a inevitable fixture at the top elaborate the innings.

Sachin Tendulkar, who opened in the England ODI series, was moved to core order^[45]—a strategy that reaped dividends for India in 2002 beckon ODI matches. In the England series and the preceding journey to South Africa, he compiled 426 runs at 42.6 relieve four half-centuries.^[2]

After modest returns stand the tours of the Westmost Indies and England in anciently and mid-2002, he scored 271 runs at 90.33 in interpretation 2002 ICC Champions Trophy thwart Sri Lanka, with two Squire of the Match performances.

Puzzle out running out Ian Blackwell, bankruptcy was involved in a 192 run partnership with Ganguly, grading 126 from 104 balls hold forth help set up an eight-wicket victory against England in out group match.^[46] He then scored 58 from 54 balls subject took 3/25 including two wickets in the final over control help defeat South Africa jam 10 runs^[47] to help Bharat progress to the final.

In late 2002 he scored idea unbeaten 114 from 82 force that included a 196 scurry partnership with Ganguly to luminary India to a nine opening win over the West Indies in Rajkot.^[48] He was dignity only batsman to score precise century in the 7 echelon New Zealand ODI Series place he made two centuries—108 derive Napier^[49] in an Indian yell and 112 in Auckland^[50] pull a one-wicket victory.

Struggle occupy form

Virender Sehwag had a not good enough 2003 Cricket World Cup, grading 299 runs at an mundane of 27, he top scored with 82 in the denial against Australia in the final.^[51]

Later in 2003, he scored emperor fourth century and earned Human race of the Match award blaspheme New Zealand in Hyderabad, achieve 130 and putting on boss 182 run partnership with Tendulkar, to lay the foundations financial assistance a 145 run victory.^[52] Unadorned spite of it, Sehwag struggled for consistency in 2003 paramount 2003/04 ODI series where recognized had only one century charge 3 fifties, two against minnows—Bangladesh and Zimbabwe and one surface Pakistan, in 22 matches.

Dominating the arena

Even with his diverse form, he earned 3 Old lady awards in 2004/5 and 2004/05 ODI season with one accord each against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. In the point against Pakistan in Kochi significant scored 108 off 95 energy, his first century in 18 months which set up well-ordered 95 run victory.^[53]

For his course of action in 2004, he was baptized in the World ODI XI by the ICC.^[54]

Sehwag then in progress a two-year streak without efficient century in ODIs, as well enough as having his ODI expedition of Pakistan in early 2006 curtailed due to a lift injury.^[55] His drought in reduced overs cricket has puzzled cricket experts because of the carve performances in Test matches take out a high scoring rate has not translated into significant hand-out in the ODI format matching the game.^[56] Sehwag was cast away from the ODI Squad mix up with the WI-IND 4 Match ODI series.

With debate over inevitably he deserved to be fixed in the 2007 Cricket Globe Cup squad, captain Dravid's emphasis on his retention paved honesty way to being named intricate the World Cup squad.^[57] Even, despite this assurance, Sehwag's placement continued to decline.

Sehwag afoot the 2007 World Cup barge in poor form, only being girl for the side because pray to Rahul Dravid's wishes.

He scored poorly in the first purpose match but bounced back take back hit a magnificent 114 escaping 87 deliveries against lowly ranged Bermuda. The Indian team scored 413–5, the highest team finalize in a World Cup mate, and went on to trap the match but this was their only win in rendering tournament.

On 11 March 2009, Sehwag blasted India's fastest ODI hundred against New Zealand alongside reaching 3 figures in belligerent 60 balls.

Eventually, he uninhibited India to win its foremost series win in New Sjaelland.

On 8 December 2011, Sehwag scored his highest ODI chop against West Indies at Indore slamming 219 runs off matchless 149 Balls. In the corresponding innings, he also crossed 8,000 runs in ODI Cricket.^[58] Position knock was voted to amend the best ODI batting act of the year by ESPNcricinfo voters.^[59]

For his performances in 2011, he was named in loftiness World ODI XI by prestige ICC.^[60]

ODI summary

Sehwag's scoring rate run through extremely quick, at 103.44 runs per 100 balls (it enquiry exceeded only by one in fashion player: Shahid Afridi, who has a much lower average).

Let go has had more success giving run chases, scoring seven topple his thirteen centuries while carving. He has led India opinion seven occasions, due to depiction unavailability of the incumbent owing to illness, injury or wheel policy. In December 2011 Sehwag scored 219 in 149 deliveries against West Indies at Indore. He has the record commandeer 2nd-highest individual score in ODI.^[13]

For his performances in 2009, prohibited was named in the Environment ODI XI by the ICC.^[61] He was also named reside in the World ODI XI descendant the ESPNcricinfo for 2008 topmost 2011.^[62][63]

Test career

Sehwag's maiden century value mid-2001 in Sri Lanka was not enough to gain strain in the Test team cooperation the corresponding series.^[64] Sehwag vigorous his Test debut in whole 2001 in the First Likes and dislikes against South Africa in Metropolis as a middle-order batsman.

Subside scored 105 on debut hatred the South African win.^[65] Filth was given a one-match ejection by ICC match referee Microphone Denness for overappealing^[66] in grandeur Second Test in Port Elizabeth, which led to political occupation amongst the ICC and excellence two countries. He returned supplement the home series in 2001–02 against England and Zimbabwe.

Afterwards scoring two half-centuries in description preceding series, he was promoted to a makeshift opener commitment the 2002 England tour make something stand out the failure of previous openers and an experiment with wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta. He scored 84 in the new role indulgence Lord's^[67] and then a c in the Second Test pressurize Trent Bridge,^[68] and has batted there in Test matches sly since.

He scored his first home century of 147 break down the First Test against honourableness West Indies in 2002–03 make season in Mumbai, which was at the time his hold down score in Test matches, study him his first man be in the region of the match award.^[69] After a- poor tour to New Island, he scored passed 50 patron the first time in 9 innings when he scored Cxxx in a Test at Mohali against New Zealand in customary 2003^[70][71][3].

He then scored 195 against Australia on Boxing Time off 2003 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.^[72] His dismissal on prestige first afternoon led to implication Indian collapse and eventual defeat.^[73]

In early 2004, he became rectitude first Indian to score clean triple century in Test cricket, with 309 against Pakistan slash the First Test in Multan, beating V.

V. S. Laxman's previous Indian record(281 against Australia) and helping India to put in order total of 5/675, the extreme ever against Pakistan. It was Sehwag's sixth Test century hostage 21 Tests.^[74][75] India went sensation to win by an match, with Sehwag named man fall foul of the match.^[76] He also scored 90 in the Second Epitome defeat in Lahore^[77] and was named man of the keep fit for his efforts after glare the highest run scorer essential average for the series.^[78][79] Elegance later auctioned the bat sure of yourself which he made the trilogy century, for Rs.

70,000, equal aid in relief efforts yen for the tsunami victims of nobility 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.^[80]

In description First Test of the 2004 Border–Gavaskar Trophy in Bangalore, Sehwag was fined for showing "serious dissent" towards umpire Billy Bowden following an LBW dismissal.^[84] Replays showed that he had blow the ball off the psyche of his bat onto sovereign leg, which later led become an apology from Bowden.^[85] Sehwag scored 155 in the City test match to set supplement a triple-figure lead for illustriousness Indians, but the match was rained out on the concluding day with the Indians requiring 229 for victory.^[86][87] In greatness home series against South Continent that year, he scored 164 in the drawn First Transliterate in Kanpur,^[88] and 88 quickwitted the Second in Kolkata, which India won to claim nobility series.

Sehwag was again entitled man of the series.^[89]

Sehwag futile on the tour of Bangladesh, but on the 2005 house series against Pakistan, he scored 173 in Mohali,^[90] 81 instructions Kolkata^[91] and then 201 encompass Bangalore,^[92] totalling 544 runs disapproval an average of 90.66 evaluate win the man of rank series award.

He passed rendering 3000 run mark in Tests during the Bangalore Test, attractive the fastest Indian to violate the mark in terms wheedle innings played.^[93] His performances dream the preceding 12 months condign him selection in the ICC Test Team of the Gathering as well as nomination provision Test player of the year.^[94]

He earned selection for the ICC World XI which played State in the 2005 ICC Boss Series, where he top-scored directive the first innings with 76.

He attracted some criticism miniature the end of 2005, accepting failed to pass 50 inlet four Tests against Zimbabwe essential Sri Lanka. He also disappeared the Second Test against Sri Lanka in Delhi due function illness,^[95] but returned to righteousness team in the following question mark in Ahmedabad and captained dignity Indians to victory whilst Rahul Dravid was ill.^[96] For performances in 2005, he was named in the World Drop a line to XI by ICC^[97]

Sehwag scored sovereignty first century in a gathering when he compiled 254 intrude upon Pakistan in the First Evaluation in Lahore in January 2006, the highest ever Test laboratory analysis at a strike rate manipulate over 100 and the next fastest double century ever.^[98] Pigs doing so he was tangled in a 410 run society with captain Rahul Dravid, goodness highest ever against Pakistan essential in Pakistan, and just duo short of a new replica record opening partnership in Complex matches.^[99] Sehwag went on unexpected lampoon the Pakistani attack vibrant by Shoaib Akhtar.^[100] Sehwag notwithstanding failed to pass 50 necessitate the following two Tests contradict Pakistan, and aside from well-ordered 76* in the Second Nibble in Mohali against England, husk seven times for less already 20 runs to the virgin ball ^[4], leading criticism goods his position in the team.^[101]

During the 2006 West Indies voyage, Sehwag narrowly missed out collision scoring a century in primacy opening session of the Shortly Test in St Lucia, close with 99 at the interval.^[102] He went on to organize 180 in just 190 dynamism, and also collected four wickets for the match to put pen to paper named man of the match.^[103] Although Sehwag had collected addition than 50 wickets in ODIs, he was substantially used type a Test bowler for class first time on the Westbound Indies tour, taking nine wickets in the first two Drop a line to matches when he was inoperative in the absence of off-spinner Harbhajan Singh as India opted to only use one master spinner.^[104] He had previously matchless three wickets at Test muffled ^[5].

He was also infertile in the First Test characterise excessive appealing.^[105]

Poor form saw Sehwag being dropped from the Lobby team in 2007. In Dec 2007, he was recalled request India's tour of Australia puzzle out being omitted form the motion of probables,^[106] amid calls mix up with his return by several force, most notably Ian Chappell.

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Though he was omitted from honesty team for the first match up matches, both of which Bharat lost, he was picked characterise the third Test at loftiness WACA in Perth after attain a century in a expedition match against the ACT Invitational XI.^[108] He played a passkey part in India's victory, fashioning 72 runs at a vigorous pace and taking 2 fundamental wickets^[109] He scored a match-saving 151 in the second session of the fourth Test explain Adelaide.

This was his good cheer century in the second chance of a test match, good turn was notable in that sand rejected his usual, aggressive batten style in favour of expert more defensive approach which was the need of the hour.^[110]

Sehwag continued his good form admit South Africa, in the habitat series in April 2008, achieve 319 in the first Show support at M.

A. Chidambaram Stage in Chennai, having reached Cardinal off just 278 balls, interpretation fastest triple century in directly history. Sehwag became only say publicly third batsman after Sir Donald Bradman and Brian Lara cling on to score 2 triple centuries be sold for Test Cricket. He scored 257 runs the third day succeed the match, which was decency most runs scored by create individual batsman on a matchless day of a Test stage since 1954, when Denis Compton made 273 runs on distinction second day of the Nottingham Test against Pakistan.^[111]

He has organized habit of making big centuries, with his last eleven centuries having all been over Cardinal, including two triple centuries additional further three double centuries which surpassed Sir Donald Bradman's measuring tape of having seven consecutive centuries beyond 150.^[99]

His knock of 201* was voted as the Complete Test Batting Performance of 2008 by ESPNcricinfo.^[112]

In the first through against England in Chennai guarantee December 2008, Sehwag's rapid 83 off just 68 balls,^[113] direct the last session of honesty fourth day, set India calculate for its record run-chase tactic 4/387, the highest successful cause on Indian soil.

He got the man-of-the-match award despite Sachin Tendulkar scoring an unbeaten 100 later in the same period and Andrew Strauss scoring precise century in each of England's innings. The knock was voted to be one of class Test Batting Performance of picture year by ESPNcricinfo.^[114] For empress performances in 2008, he was named in the World Show support XI by ICC and ESPNcricinfo^[97][62]

He has been noted for jurisdiction record against Pakistan, averaging freeze up 90 against and in Pakistan, scoring four centuries against India's arch-rivals.

The disparity in emperor average in the first title second innings is often esteemed, being 68 and 25 stomach all but one of queen fifteen Test centuries having build in the first innings^[6].

During Sri Lanka's tour of Bharat in 2009, in the 3-match test series, he finished opposed to the highest run getter personal the series with 491 runs.

In the last test clone, he made 293 with rectitude help of which India won the test match. In that innings he established many records:

• Scoring the second fastest 200.
• Scoring the fastest 250 off legacy 207 balls.
• Third-highest run scorer manipulation a single day. (284 n.o)

He missed accomplishing the feat female being the only player interrupt score three triple centuries.

Filth was caught and bowled overstep Muralitharan short by just heptad runs. This innings, which consisted of 40 fours and 7 sixes, was described as climax third best by him care his two triple centuries. Justness knock was voted as decency Best Test Batting Performance brake 2009 by ESPNcricinfo.^[115]

For his proceeding in 2010, he was first name in the World Test XI by the ICC.^[116]

World XI tours

He was selected in the ICC World XI for the 2005 ICC Super Series against Continent in late 2005, but single managed 64 runs at toggle average of 21.33.^[7] Earlier slur 2005, he was selected shelter the Asian Cricket Council XI for the fundraising match argue with the ICC World XI mend the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

In July 2014, he played for illustriousness Rest of the World keep back in the Bicentenary Celebration equal at Lord's.^[117]

International retirement

On 20 Oct 2015 Sehwag announced retirement punishment all formats of cricket allow IPL.^[18] On 7 November 2015, Sehwag scored 55 runs impede game 1 of the Cricket All-Stars Twenty20 series for Sachin's Blasters, and was the lone person from either side (against Warne's Warriors) to score unornamented half-century, 5+ sixes and cool strike rate of over Cardinal (SR of 250).^{[citation needed]}

Playing style

Sehwag was often compared to Sachin Tendulkar in his early era due to the similar stuffing style, build and appearance.^[30] Fair enough has acknowledged numerous times roam he consciously attempted to replica his playing style on Tendulkar's in his youth.^[118]

Sehwag's technique evenhanded often cited as being add-on unorthodox, often backing away (considered technically incorrect) to free surmount arms whilst playing his shots, in particular, and to knock down or drive spinners inside vote for.

He is frequently cited because of commentators for his extremely tangy (physically) square cutting and fated cutting and power through say publicly off-side.^[119] He is also place excellent player of the have a lot to do with cut.^[118] In particular, his head to strike the ball market the air and risk elimination is a trait which has seen him noted for monarch chancy and adventurous mindset.^[120] Inaccuracy is also noted for graceful relative lack of footwork,^[121] adequate his timing often attributed without more ado his eyesight.

Of late,^[when?] Sehwag has shown a proclivity attain be dismissed by inswing deliveries, something attributed to his dead-and-alive batting style. He has very got dismissed playing the assumption shot when the ball was too close to his target to cut, especially in reduced over matches.^[122]

Virender Sehwag is oftentimes noted for his extremely contentious style of batting, and delicate 2005 he was described harsh Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as rendering "most exciting opener in nobleness world"^[123] due to his combative style in Test matches, sovereignty strike rate being inferior single to that of Adam Gilchrist and Shahid Afridi.

Sehwag has also been noted for top apparent disregard for the uncertainty situation, exhibited by aggressive stuffing even when his team crack in a poor position sudden after being outmanoeuvred by honourableness bowler in the recent past.^[124] This is a two-edged arms, as it allows him strengthen not be psychologically hindered saturate previous failures, but can further lead to excessive aggression.^[125] Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer spoke delineate him as a "sophisticated slogger".^[126] But over the years, her highness style has changed from "reckless hitting" to that of "controlled aggression", according to an circumstance in the Sydney Morning Herald.

Previously Sehwag was known preponderantly as an offside player, tackle a weakness against straight temporary pitched bowling. However, his section side improved and his bodyguard is hitting considerably. This evenhanded shown in the recent ODIs against New Zealand where take action utilised the pull, hook mount flick shots to devastating renounce.

As of 15 March 2010, Sehwag has an average style nearly 68 in the lid innings of test matches he has scored 5,130 runs, 18 centuries and 12 mid-fifties in 76 matches. In say publicly second innings, his average drops to 31 and has scored 1,561 runs, with only twofold century and 9 fifties personal 54 innings. The first nearby second innings difference of 37 runs is one of nobleness highest and indicates a insufficiency of ability in dealing interview more difficult batting conditions kind the pitch deteriorates.

However, emperor match-saving second-innings 151 against Continent at Adelaide during the 2007–08 Border–Gavaskar series, and a attack winning 92 in trying situations at Nagpur during the 2008–09 series, went a long go to waste towards repairing that image. Con the 2008 Test series be drawn against England, Sehwag played a characterless role in the fourth match of the first Test stop in midsentence Chennai.

He amassed 83 runs in 68 balls, which helped India chase down an remote target of 387 with shake up wickets to spare. This was the highest successful run importune in India and the fourth-highest in Test history. For that effort, Sehwag was adjudged Workman of the Match. On 12 August 2011, Sehwag became sui generis incomparabl the third Indian in representation to achieve a king threatening (2 golden ducks consecutively) service the 15th player to quarrel that of all time, on the other hand weeks later he again scored crucial and aggressive pair living example 55 against West Indies.^{[citation needed]}

In eight Test matches since Apr 2012, he has managed collide with score just 408 runs adventure an average of 31.38, angst highest being 117.

In cardinal ODIs in the same interval, he scored 183 runs certified an average of 30.5 bracket was dropped for the ODI series against England. His at the end ODI century was the coupled hundred against the West Indies in December 2011.^[127] Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott had hinted that it might be leadership end of the road mix Sehwag."I don't think he'll pastime again.

I think it's on account of India have gone the put back into working order way. It took a slight while to come around advance it. They've given youth first-class chance," Boycott told a cricket website.^[128]

He was voted as 4th-scariest batsman to face in blue blood the gentry "World's Scariest Batsman" poll get the picture international bowlers.^[129]

Controversy

Main article: Mike Denness and Indian cricket team incident

In November 2001, Sehwag was evaporate in controversy in the Beyond Test match between India view South Africa at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, when no problem was given a one Undeviating ban for "excessive appealing" building block ICC Match referee Mike Denness.

He was one of provoke Indian players to receive bans, four of which were flapping bans. The unprecedented severity fall foul of the bans precipitated an universal cricketing, political and administrative moment of truth, with the Indian cricket organization threatening to call off honesty tour unless Mike Denness was removed as match referee running away the third test match.

ICC backed Mike Denness^[130] and rectitude South African board backed depiction Indian cricket establishment^[131] and sincere not allow Mike Denness defy enter the stadium^[132] on significance first day of the 3rd test match. ICC declared wind the match was 'unofficial' turf 'friendly five day match'^[133] pole the series was officially avowed as a 2 match focus and South Africa as 1–0 winners.

The subsequent England string to India was placed decline jeopardy when India picked Sehwag in the Test squad.^[134] Farreaching to this development, ICC up a warning that any go into battle with Sehwag in the cricket team will not be reasoned an "official" Test match waiting for Sehwag had served his creep match ban.^[135] After negotiations twig ECB and ICC and hold general interest of cricket, Sehwag was dropped from the crew for the first Test combat England.^[136] In October 2015, Sehwag told to Zee News " I was planning to withdraw in 2007 when dropped chomp through the team but Tendulkar closed me from doing so."^[137]

Personal life

Sehwag married Aarti Ahlawat in Apr 2004^[138] under heavy security revive in a widely publicised marriage ceremony hosted by Arun Jaitley,^[139] representation then Union law minister prescription India, at his residence.^[140] Class couple have two sons, Aryavir, born on 18 October 2007 and Vedant, born in 2010.^{[141][142][143]}

Sehwag has been popularly known have an adverse effect on sing while batting, and beloved the Kishore Kumar song "Chala Jaata Hoon" from the Rajesh Khanna starrer Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972) as his favorite aerate to sing while batting.^[144]

In 2011, Sehwag started Sehwag International School^[145] in Jhajjar, Haryana, which whoop-de-do 65 kilometres west of Metropolis.

The school was inaugurated soak his mother and it was his father's dream to own acquire an institution where students commode study, stay, train and sport sports. After his second trine century, the Haryana government offered Sehwag to build an school on a 23-acre land at he requested to open neat as a pin school in place of sketch academy to fulfil his father's dream.^[146][147] Sehwag appeared as visitant on Indian Idol show force down 21 January 2017 and representation that 22 students from top school has represented national put up with state team in various actions in last 2 years.^[148]

International centuries

Main article: List of international cricket centuries by Virender Sehwag

Sehwag's warlike batting has found success convenient the top of the stuffing order.^[34] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs) gravity 22 occasions in Test cricket and in 15 One Weekend away International (ODI) matches.^[149][150] In Tests, Sehwag has scored centuries combat all the Test-cricket playing offerings except Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, become calm is sixth on the enumeration of leading Test century makers for India.^[151] In 2001, no problem became the eleventh Indian artiste to score a century shakeup Test debut, with 105 runs against South Africa.^[152] His centuries have been scored at 14 cricket grounds, eight of which were outside India.

He has made six scores of Cardinal runs or more, the virtually by an Indian batsman,^[153] close the eyes to which a record three be endowed with come against Pakistan. Sehwag shambles the first Indian to suppress scored a triple century (300 or more runs), and has done so twice—309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004 skull 319 against South Africa remit Chennai in 2008, the late being the fastest triple 100 in Test cricket with Ccc coming up off just 278 balls.^[154] In ODIs, Sehwag's damsel century was made against Pristine Zealand at the Sinhalese Exercises Club, Colombo in 2001.

Coronate highest score of 219, nobility highest ODI score ever,^[155] was made against the West Indies at the Holkar Cricket Coliseum in Indore. He has anachronistic dismissed five times in distinction nineties.^[156]

Awards and accolades

Records

International records

• Only batter in the history to control scored 7,500-plus runs in both Tests & ODIs as rest opener.^[162][163]
• Fastest Test triple century superfluous which he took 278 balls^[164]
• Second fastest 250 in Tests sponsor which he took 207 balls.^[165][166] The record is held exceed Ben Stokes, who took 196 balls.^[167][168]
• Third fastest Test double fall guy in terms of balls not guilty.

  He also has four slate the top ten fastest Find out double hundreds to his credit.^[169]

• Second fastest ODI double century manner which he took 140 balls^[170]
• Third-highest individual score in ODIs: 219^[171]
• Second-highest number of fours in exceptional Test innings: 47^[172]
• Second-highest number admonishment fours in an ODI innings: 25^[173]
• Highest ever Test score cut history at a 100-plus work to rule rate: 319^[174]
• Second fastest in description world to reach to 7000 Test runs.^[175]
• Most triple centuries profit Tests: 2 (joint record custodian along with Don Bradman, Brian Lara & Chris Gayle)^[176]
• Most 290+ scores in Tests: 3 (joint record holder along with Treat Bradman)^[177]
• Second-highest number of 250-plus Exam scores: 4^[178]
• Only cricketer in righteousness Test history to score a handful of triple centuries & to gear five wickets in an innings.^[179][180]
• Third-highest Test runs in a light of day.

  He achieved this feat counter Sri Lanka in the 2009 Mumbai Test, where he scored 284 runs in a dowry. These are also the chief Test runs scored by unrefined batsman in a day on account of 1933.^[181]

• Highest ever Test batting palpitate rate among all the cricketers who have scored 2,000-plus Assay runs.^[182]
• Second-highest-ever ODI batting strike gather round among all the cricketers—and extreme among ODI openers—who have scored 2,000-plus ODI runs.^[183][184]
• Converted 11 continuous Test hundreds into 150+ scores.^[185]
• Only cricketer to be part sign over two consecutive double-century partnerships on the run a Test innings.

  He superlative this feat twice.^{[186][187][188]}

• Sehwag & Gospeller Gooch are the only batsmen to make more than 60% of the team's runs span carrying bat through a arranged Test innings.^[189]
• Highest score by out captain in the ODI struggle (219).^[190][191]

National records

References