He is a right arm batsman and right arm offspin bowler. Find sehwags records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. Cricket has been my life, sehwag, said in a statement after announcing his retirement from international cricket and the indian premier league on tuesday. David warner recordshattering hundred draws comparisons with. He has scored centuries against all the testcricket playing nations. Virender sehwag profile cricket player,indiavirender.
He has scored centuries 100 or more runs on 23 occasions in test cricket and in 15 one day international odi matches but has not scored a century in a twenty20 international. Virender sehwag becomes indias 1st triple centurion. Virender sehwag, the man who revolutionised the role of the opener in test cricket, celebrated his 39th birthday today. Virender sehwag, who is known for his blitzkrieg as an opening batsman changed the. Former india batsman virender sehwag announces retirement. Nov 29, 2001 indian cricket fans and the press had already dubbed sehwag the little tendulkar, claiming that his silky stroke play made him a worthy successor to the doyen of indian cricket, and there was a. Those were brilliant numbers but we dont need them to explain sehwag. We offer the best cricket training in east delhi, west delhi, south delhi, and gurugram. Sehwag, v test cricket, profile, statistical overview, batting graphs, bowling graphs, performances by ground, performances by opponent, performances by year, performances by series, performances by batting position, analysis of dismissals, list of innings, partnership records, man of match awards. List of international cricket centuries by virender sehwag wikipedia.
He was renowned as a destructive and aggressive player. Find latest news of virender sehwag,cricket player from india at ndtv sports. You got the feeling sehwag didnt worry beyond that. Sehwag played in his own style and score a blistering halfcentury. In crickets most native form, the bowler bowls to get a batsman out and the batsman plays to hit the ball. Virender sehwag, affectionately known as viru and the nawab of najafgarh, also called the zen master of modern cricket, or the viv richards of this era by columnists, is one of the finest and most destructive batsmen in world cricket, sehwag was born on october 20, 1978, in delhi. Withal, like sehwag he was a truly great player, who won tests for india at home and abroad. Sehwag rewrites record books at historic brabourne india.
Sehwag, v summary of performances in each series odi cricket. Sehwag decided to complete indias first triple century in a manner which no one else had done in the past 127 years of test cricket history. When sehwags triple ton took test cricket by storm. Virender sehwags ten best test innings cricket news. Mumbais historic brabourne stadium where test cricket returned after a break of 36 long years on thursday saw virender sehwag tear apart. One of the finest and most destructive batsmen in world cricket, sehwag was born on october 20, 1978 in delhi.
Sehwag cricket academy sehwag international school. Virender sehwagcricket player profile from india at ndtv sports. He holds numerous records in international and indian cricket. Sehwag smashed his way into record books with his stupendous 219. He had been told that his son, bholu, hits the ball like no kid in. Virender sehwag simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He is a top order righthanded batsman and a right arm off break.
Rampaging sehwag smashes highest ever odi score the hindu. Sehwag was left out after the second test against australia in hyderabad in march 20 after failing to post a halfcentury in eight innings. His centuries have been scored at fourteen cricket grounds, eight of which were outside india. Oct 20, 2015 sehwag, who last played for india in 20, remains the only indian batsman to score a triple century in a test match, having done so twice against pakistan and south africa. His innings was laced with 4 boundaries and 5 mighty. What are some of the best stories about virender sehwag. Sehwag holds multiple records including the highest score made by an indian in. He bring down the required run rate with minutes which help other players to tackle the situation easily. A relentless quest for glory coupled with impeccable timing, virender sehwag has redefined the chase for. Jul 29, 2016 in test cricket, sehwag has scored 22 hundreds, including two triple tons, and 30 half centuries.
Indian cricket fans and the press had already dubbed sehwag the little tendulkar, claiming that his silky stroke play made him a worthy successor. He has scored 7,980 runs from 92 tests at an average of 52. Latest and breaking news of virender sehwag,cricket,india. Mar 20, 20 withal, like sehwag he was a truly great player, who won tests for india at home and abroad. Jan 02, 2009 dravid, sehwag practising in the nets on the morning of a match day. Virender sehwag sehwag rated this knock, which has seen him garner 198 runs so far through boundaries, as his best. Indian cricket player virender sehwag, left, and team coach gary kirsten highfive during a practice session on the eve of the second oneday international cricket match between india and england. There is something that everybody can extract from this book. Monty panesar fromer england cricketer says virender sehwag was the most destructive batsmen of that era, but. Virender sehwag, the nawab of najafgarh, is indian cricket teams leading and most successful batsman. List of international cricket centuries by virender sehwag. Virender sehwag about this sound pronunciation helpinfo born 20 october 1978 is a former.
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Virender sehwag is an indian cricketer whose aggressive batting has found success at the top of the batting order. Virender sehwag reveals his current favourite cricketer youtube. Virender sehwag smashes 219, a new odi record outlook india. Virender sehwag profile cricket player,indiavirender sehwag. Virender sehwag check sehwags news, career, age, rankings. Uninhibited, dashing, fearless and match winner with the bat. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive batsmen of all time, sehwag played as an aggressive righthanded opening batsman and also bowled parttime rightarm offspin. Virender sehwags 5 memorable test innings new delhi. Today, march 29 is another special day for indian cricket fans as virender sehwag entered the record books by hitting two triple centuries four. Sehwag cricket coaching academy in delhi ncr with junior pitch facility for below the age of 14 years children. Get virender sehwagcricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all.
Virender sehwag 5 memorable test innings cricket news. He has his troubles in the oneday format but test cricket continues to be easy for sehwag, as he batters the south african bowlers in the twomatch home series. Cricket all stars t20 sehwag smacks a halfcentury all the highlights as virender sehwag turns back the clock by hitting six sixes and three fours in a rapid innings of 55 in the first cricket all. Virender sehwag ipl, clt20, odis, tests and t20 profile. Find latest news of virender sehwag, cricket player from india at ndtv sports. India makes historical win in chennai test, lead series 10. Get full updates of virender sehwag profile in test, odis, twenty20, ipl, clt20 and all t20 cricket match all season records with virender sehwag full biography like his full name, nick name, date of birth, birth place, playing role, national team, batting style, bowling style and major teams. Tendulkar, ganguly, dravid, laxman and sehwag were the backbone of the india batting lineup for years test talisman sehwag proved his prowess.
What makes virender sehwag different from other cricketers of. If it was up to me, i would have never opened in tests. Sehwag made his one day international debut against pakistan at mohali, in april 1999. He is a top order right handed batsman and a right arm off break bowler. He has made six scores of 200 runs or more, of which a record three. Feb 11, 2016 sehwag scored 1,462 test runs in 2008 and 1,422 test runs in 2010 but wasnt the highest rungetter in those calendar years. Like him, he was a cheery, eversmiling lad who played with a splendid lack of concern for the record. Feb 08, 2018 sehwag played in his own style and score a blistering halfcentury. Sehwag holds the record for the highest test score by an indian, scoring 309 against pakistan at multan, in 2004. In the 200304 season he got 1040 run in nine tests including 195 on day one of the mcg test and indias first triple century, a 375ball 309 against pakistan at multan. Two triple and four double hundreds in a 72test career is.
Get virender sehwagcricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about virender sehwag. Jan 03, 2017 david warner record shattering hundred draws comparisons with virender sehwags blitzkrieg david warner broke a plethora of records on the first day of the sydney test against pakistan to start the new year in a swashbuckling manner. Dravid, sehwag practising in the nets on the morning of a match day. Sehwag, who last played for india in 20, remains the only indian batsman to score a triple century in a test match, having done so twice against. Virender sehwag cricketer one of teh icon of indian cricket. Sehwag went on to revolutionise the openers approach, and his strikerate of 82. He was bettered by graeme smith in 2008 with 1,656 runs and by sachin.
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