Saturday 13 June 2020

20 interesting things about Virender Sehwag

Virendra Sehwag entertains the fan for more than a decade. He was one of the finest and fearless openers of all time.  He has played 104 tests, 251 ODI's, and 19 T20's for India.



When Virendra Sehwag start playing International cricket

Sehwag last played for India in March 2013. Sehwag of Delhi, who made his ODI debut against Pakistan in Mohali in 1999 and against South Africa at Bloemfontein in November 2001, retired from international cricket on his 37th birthday

How many triple century made by Virendra Sehwag

He played two triple century innings of 319 and 309 runs in Test cricket. He scored 319 runs in Chennai against South Africa in March 2008 and 309 runs in Multan against Pakistan in March 2004.

Sehwag, who was a member of the 2011 World Cup-winning team, scored an impressive score of 219 in ODIs against the West Indies in Indore in December 2011. He has 8273 runs in 251 matches at an average of 35.05 in his name which includes 15 centuries and 38 half-centuries.

He is the First Indian to hit 300 in Test. Also, become the first player to hit 200 and 300 in Test. After that Chris Gayle is 2nd cricketer to do the same as Sehwag did.

Something interesting about Virendra Sehwag.

1. Virender Sehwag has Two triple centuries (309 and 319) in Test cricket.
2. Virender Sehwag has scored a double century (219) in ODI cricket.

3. Sehwag is the only opener in the world to score more than 7500 runs in both Test and ODI.

4. Sehwag's record for the fastest triple century in Test. Triple century made in 278 balls.

5. Record of the fastest double century in Test after Sehwag's name Chris Gayle

6. Sehwag was India's first T20 captain. In 2007, he captained India's first T20 match against South Africa.

7. Sehwag is at number two in the record of hitting the most fours in an ODI match. Sehwag hit 25 fours in a match against West Indies in Indore ODI (2011). This record was later broken by Rohit Sharma with 33 fours.

8. Sehwag has the record of scoring the fastest strike rate in a long inning in Test cricket. Sehwag scored 319 runs in the Chennai Test against South Africa in 2008, with a strike rate of 104.93.

9. Sehwag was second in terms of completing 7000 runs in the lowest innings. England's Volley Hammond is number one.

10. Sehwag has scored 11 consecutive centuries in Test cricket to score 150 or more.

11. In Test cricket, Sehwag is the highest batsman after Bradman to score 250 or more. 

12. Sehwag's record for the most runs scored in a day by any Indian batsman in Test cricket.

13. Record of the highest number of fours scored by an Indian in an innings in Test cricket. 

14. Record of most sixes by any Indian batsman in Test cricket. Sehwag is second in the world with 91 sixes in this case. In first place is Australia's Adam Gilchrist (100). 

15. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag are the only Indian batsmen to have scored more than 1000 fours in ODIs and Test cricket.

16. Among batsmen who have scored more than 2000 or more runs in Test cricket, Sehwag has the highest strike rate. 

17. Sehwag is the fastest Indian to score the fastest double century in ODI cricket. 

18. Sehwag is the fastest Indian batsman to make 150/200/250/300 in Test cricket. 

19. Sehwag became the first Indian batsman to score 3000/4000/7000 runs fast in Test cricket.

20. Sehwag is one of the few batsmen to score hundreds in his Tests. 

21. Sehwag played 104 Test matches, out of which India won 42 and India lost in 28.
22 Virendra sehwag had score 250+ run in single day of test and have 3 record out of 4 most run in day.

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