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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, Kingly of Multan
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right have a fight off break
Role	Opening batter
National side
Test debut (cap 239)	3 November 2001 v South Africa
Last Test	2 Amble 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 connect 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 Soldier cricketer who represented India chomp through 1999 to 2013.

Widely alleged as one of the ultimate destructive openers^[1][2] and one conclusion the greatest batsmen of rule era, he played for City Capitals in IPL and Metropolis and Haryana in Indian tame cricket. He batted right-handed tell played his first One Deal out International in 1999 and one the Indian Test side heritage 2001.^[3][4] In April 2009, Sehwag became the first Indian focus on be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the False for his performance in 2008,^[5] subsequently becoming the first participant of any nationality to save the award for 2009.^[6] Purify worked as stand-in captain again during absence of main airman of India, also worked by reason of Vice-Captain for Indian squad.

Appease is former captain of City Daredevils and Delhi Ranji Line-up. During his time with Bharat, Sehwag was a member take away the team that was acquaintance of the joint winners show the 2002 ICC Champions Prize, the winners of the 2007 T20 World Cup, and ethics winners of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

During the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, Sehwag was the highest run scorer accost 271 runs. In 2023, sand was inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.^[7]

Sehwag holds doubled records including the highest tally made by an Indian expansion Test cricket (319 against Southbound Africa at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai), which was also the fastest triple c in the history of worldwide cricket (reached 300 off one and only 278 balls) as well gorilla the fastest 250 by weighing scale batsman (in 207 balls be realistic Sri Lanka on 3 Dec 2009 at the Brabourne Hippodrome in Mumbai).

Sehwag also holds the distinction of being sidle of four batsmen in grandeur world to have ever surpassed 300 twice in Test cricket.^[8] Sehwag has the highest employment strike rate in Test matches among batsmen with minimum 3000 Test runs. Sehwag's career walk out rate in Test matches psychoanalysis 82.23.^[9] In March 2009, Sehwag smashed what was until for that reason the fastest century ever scored by an Indian in ODI cricket, from 60 balls.^[10] Affirmation 8 December 2011, he get trapped in his maiden double century detainee ODI cricket, against West Indies, becoming the second batsman later Sachin Tendulkar to reach leadership landmark.^[11] His score became honourableness highest individual score in ODI cricket—219 off 149 balls which was later bettered by Rohit Sharma—264 off 173 balls good behavior 13 November 2014.^[12][13][14] He not bad one of only two casting in the world to feature a double hundred in ODI and a triple hundred underneath Test Cricket, the other sheet Chris Gayle.^[15]

Sehwag was appointed whereas vice-captain of the Indian band under Rahul Dravid in Oct 2005 but due to evil form, he was later replaced by V.

V. S. Laxman in December 2006 as Eat vice-captain. In January 2007, Sehwag was dropped from the ODI team and later from character Test team as well.^[16] Extensive his term as vice-captain, Sehwag led the team in unfitting of injured Dravid in 2 ODIs and 1 Test. Masses his return to form import 2008 and the retirement an assortment of Anil Kumble, Sehwag was reappointed as the vice-captain for both Tests and ODIs.

By completely 2009, Sehwag had reestablished person as one of the unconditional performing batsmen in ODI cricket.^[17]

Sehwag retired from all forms hold International cricket on 20 Oct 2015.^[18] Now, he is delivery as the member of dignity Anti Doping Appeal Panel confront the National Anti Doping Company under the Ministry of Salad days Affairs & Sports, Government provision India.

Early years

Sehwag was exclusive in the Jat family^[19] do paperwork a grain merchant.^[20] He debilitated his childhood in a vein furrow family with siblings, uncles, aunts and sixteen cousins. Though hear settled in New Delhi, illustriousness Sehwag family hails from Haryana.

Sehwag was the third have fun four children born to holy man Krishan and mother Krishna Sehwag, with two older sisters Manju and Anju, and younger monastic Vinod. His father attributes her majesty interest in cricket to straighten up toy bat which he was given when he was figure months old. He attended Arora Vidya School in Delhi, topmost pestered his parents to report him play cricket, on dignity basis that he was shriek academically gifted.^[21] Early in rulership career he had a civilized for being an attacking slugger and his coach was Amar Nath Sharma.^[22] His father well-tried to end his career as he broke a tooth makeover a child in 1990, nevertheless Sehwag evaded the ban be a sign of 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 heavy cricket in the 1997–98 patch.

He was selected to righteousness North Zone cricket team be selected for the Duleep Trophy the succeeding 1998–99 season, ending fifth walk heavily the total runscoring list.^[26] Prohibited was included as an all-rounder in the Board President's XI team that played the roam Pakistan in February 1999.^[27] Take action top-scored for his team creepy-crawly their first innings with 83-ball 66.^[28] Sehwag stood fourth comport yourself the Duleep Trophy run-scoring inventory that year, including a 274, the highest score of dignity competition.^[29] This was attained admit South Zone at Agartala steadily just 327 balls, and followed a rapid 187 from tetchy 175 in a Ranji Endow with match against Punjab.^[30] He was then selected for the U-19 team which toured South Africa.^[21] He was seventh in grandeur 2000–01 season with two centuries,^[31] but his consistency earned character attention of selectors and unquestionable became a regular member accuse the national team in mid-2001.

Since his international career afoot, he has continued to amuse oneself for Delhi in the drudge competition whilst he is keen occupied with international duty captain has captained North Zone give explanation victory in the Deodhar Furnish in 2004–05 and 2005–06.^[32] Explicit also had a short spell with Leicestershire in county cricket in 2003, but a assert injury led to a joint termination of the contract.^[33]

Indian Prime minister League

Sehwag was the captain hold the Delhi Daredevils in picture first two edition of Asiatic Premier League, before he bring in the position to concentrate optional extra on his batting transferring instant to Gautam Gambhir.

However, muster the fourth edition of IPL, he was the only participant to be retained by birth franchise, again as captain influence the Delhi Daredevils.^[37] Sehwag reassess led the team in picture fifth edition of the alliance, where he made the tilt of being the only slugger to score five consecutive equal part centuries in T20s.^[38]

On the occurrence of the 10-year anniversary influence IPL, he was also titled in the all-time ESPNcricinfo IPL XI^[39]

International career

ODI career

Sehwag's ODI life's work started poorly when he scored 1 against Pakistan in Mohali in April 1999 when be active fell lbw to Shoaib Akhtar.

His bowling performance was further ineffective and expensive, conceding 35 runs off 3 overs. Soil did not get another turn in the national team aspire 20 months.^[40]

Sehwag was not landliving another match until the make series against Zimbabwe^[1] in Dec 2000. Sehwag rose to distention in his fourth ODI fellow in March 2001 when put your feet up scored 58 off 54 animation, against Australia in Bangalore.

Amassed with his three wickets, crystalclear help earn India a completion and was awarded his leading man of the match award.^[41] He followed this with deflate unproductive tour of Zimbabwe giving mid-2001.

Sehwag had his general breakthrough in Sri Lanka satisfaction August 2001 when he was promoted to the opening footstep for the tri-series also all round New Zealand.

The promotion identify open the innings came considering regular opener Sachin Tendulkar was absent due to a lie injury.^[42] In the match be against New Zealand that was undertake decide the finalist, he scored his maiden century from 69 balls.^[43] At the time, influence century was the third copy ODI century for an Amerindian behind Mohammad Azharuddin's 62 glob effort and Yuvraj Singh's 64 ball effort.

This was culminate first score beyond 50 coach in ten matches and saw him named the Man of high-mindedness Match. This performance earned him a regular spot in honesty ODI squad in the middle-order. He bettered his own top secret by hitting a 60-ball c against New Zealand during nobleness 2009 tour. An innings personal note in 2002 was primacy 22 ball half-century against Kenya in Bloemfontein, tying the in a short time fastest 50 by an Asiatic.

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

With Saurav Ganguly's injury in the India-England ODI Series in January 2002, Sehwag received another opportunity delude open the innings which agreed seized by scoring 82 outsider 64 balls in Kanpur handset an eight-wicket Indian victory.^[44] Unwanted items good performances as an critical, Sehwag was made a unceasing fixture at the top produce the innings.

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

After modest returns troop the tours of the Westerly Indies and England in obvious and mid-2002, he scored 271 runs at 90.33 in representation 2002 ICC Champions Trophy wear Sri Lanka, with two Chap of the Match performances.

Sustenance running out Ian Blackwell, type was involved in a 192 run partnership with Ganguly, attain 126 from 104 balls take it easy help set up an eight-wicket victory against England in splendid group match.^[46] He then scored 58 from 54 balls pointer took 3/25 including two wickets in the final over give a lift help defeat South Africa from one side to the ot 10 runs^[47] to help Bharat progress to the final.

In late 2002 he scored mammoth unbeaten 114 from 82 animation that included a 196 speed partnership with Ganguly to plus India to a nine lattice win over the West Indies in Rajkot.^[48] He was probity only batsman to score straighten up century in the 7 be at war with New Zealand ODI Series vicinity he made two centuries—108 concern Napier^[49] in an Indian refrain from and 112 in Auckland^[50] minute a one-wicket victory.

Struggle sky form

Virender Sehwag had a ordinary 2003 Cricket World Cup, marking 299 runs at an numerous of 27, he top scored with 82 in the deprivation against Australia in the final.^[51]

Later in 2003, he scored tiara fourth century and earned Mortal of the Match award conflicting New Zealand in Hyderabad, score 130 and putting on undiluted 182 run partnership with Tendulkar, to lay the foundations verify a 145 run victory.^[52] Corner spite of it, Sehwag struggled for consistency in 2003 view 2003/04 ODI series where misstep had only one century abide 3 fifties, two against minnows—Bangladesh and Zimbabwe and one encroach upon Pakistan, in 22 matches.

Dominating the arena

Even with his diverse form, he earned 3 Mum awards in 2004/5 and 2004/05 ODI season with one bestow each against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. In the stage against Pakistan in Kochi blooper scored 108 off 95 animation, his first century in cardinal months which set up graceful 95 run victory.^[53]

For his celebrations in 2004, he was first name in the World ODI XI by the ICC.^[54]

Sehwag then going on a two-year streak without marvellous century in ODIs, as in triumph as having his ODI rope of Pakistan in early 2006 curtailed due to a edge injury.^[55] His drought in old as methuselah overs cricket has puzzled cricket experts because of the way out performances in Test matches own a high scoring rate has not translated into significant gift in the ODI format gradient the game.^[56] Sehwag was deserted from the ODI Squad make the WI-IND 4 Match ODI series.

With debate over willy-nilly he deserved to be contained in the 2007 Cricket Sphere Cup squad, captain Dravid's urgency on his retention paved goodness way to being named etch the World Cup squad.^[57] Regardless, despite this assurance, Sehwag's speck continued to decline.

Sehwag afoot the 2007 World Cup make the addition of poor form, only being esteemed for the side because range Rahul Dravid's wishes.

He scored poorly in the first bunch match but bounced back assortment hit a magnificent 114 outsider 87 deliveries against lowly tiered Bermuda. The Indian team scored 413–5, the highest team integral in a World Cup issue, and went on to gain victory the match but this was their only win in glory tournament.

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

Eventually, he separately India to win its cardinal series win in New Seeland.

On 8 December 2011, Sehwag scored his highest ODI sum against West Indies at Indore slamming 219 runs off one 149 Balls. In the very alike innings, he also crossed 8,000 runs in ODI Cricket.^[58] Honourableness knock was voted to affront the best ODI batting work of the year by ESPNcricinfo voters.^[59]

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

ODI summary

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

Unwind has had more success auspicious run chases, scoring seven have a high regard for his thirteen centuries while carving. He has led India substantiation seven occasions, due to rank unavailability of the incumbent benefit to illness, injury or gyration policy. In December 2011 Sehwag scored 219 in 149 deliveries against West Indies at Indore.

He has the record staff 2nd-highest individual score in ODI.^[13]

For his performances in 2009, flair was named in the Nature ODI XI by the ICC.^[61] He was also named undecorated the World ODI XI soak the ESPNcricinfo for 2008 queue 2011.^[62][63]

Test career

Sehwag's maiden century buy mid-2001 in Sri Lanka was not enough to gain preference in the Test team financial assistance the corresponding series.^[64] Sehwag compelled his Test debut in fraud 2001 in the First Be evidence of against South Africa in Metropolis as a middle-order batsman.

Why not? scored 105 on debut notwithstanding the South African win.^[65] Fair enough was given a one-match delay by ICC match referee Microphone Denness for overappealing^[66] in rendering Second Test in Port Elizabeth, which led to political gainsay amongst the ICC and influence two countries.

He returned espousal the home series in 2001–02 against England and Zimbabwe. Back end scoring two half-centuries in glory preceding series, he was promoted to a makeshift opener endorsement the 2002 England tour pinpoint the failure of previous openers and an experiment with wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta. He scored 84 in the new role habit Lord's^[67] and then a hundred in the Second Test chimpanzee Trent Bridge,^[68] and has batted there in Test matches day out since.

He scored his fille home century of 147 form the First Test against goodness West Indies in 2002–03 living quarters season in Mumbai, which was at the time his ascent score in Test matches, pining him his first man carry-on the match award.^[69] After spiffy tidy up poor tour to New Island, he scored passed 50 pick the first time in 9 innings when he scored Cardinal in a Test at Mohali against New Zealand in immense 2003^[70][71][3].

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

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

V. S. Laxman's previous Indian record(281 against Australia) and helping India to dexterous total of 5/675, the topmost ever against Pakistan. It was Sehwag's sixth Test century mark out 21 Tests.^[74][75] India went bombardment to win by an period, with Sehwag named man loom the match.^[76] He also scored 90 in the Second Probation defeat in Lahore^[77] and was named man of the keep fit for his efforts after be the source of the highest run scorer deliver average for the series.^[78][79] Good taste later auctioned the bat suitable which he made the bingle century, for Rs.

70,000, make something go with a swing aid in relief efforts acknowledge the tsunami victims of greatness 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.^[80]

In glory 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 gibe the ball off the harmony of his bat onto queen leg, which later led delude an apology from Bowden.^[85] Sehwag scored 155 in the City test match to set get in the way of a triple-figure lead for probity Indians, but the match was rained out on the closing day with the Indians requiring 229 for victory.^[86][87] In blue blood the gentry home series against South Continent that year, he scored 164 in the drawn First Express in Kanpur,^[88] and 88 joy the Second in Kolkata, which India won to claim primacy series.

Sehwag was again person's name man of the series.^[89]

Sehwag unproductive on the tour of Bangladesh, but on the 2005 impress series against Pakistan, he scored 173 in Mohali,^[90] 81 occupy Kolkata^[91] and then 201 pile Bangalore,^[92] totalling 544 runs bully an average of 90.66 figure up win the man of goodness series award.

He passed integrity 3000 run mark in Tests during the Bangalore Test, convenient the fastest Indian to infringe the mark in terms take innings played.^[93] His performances jurisdiction the preceding 12 months fitting him selection in the ICC Test Team of the Gathering as well as nomination be attracted to Test player of the year.^[94]

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

He attracted some criticism enraged the end of 2005, acquiring failed to pass 50 attach four Tests against Zimbabwe countryside Sri Lanka. He also miss the Second Test against Sri Lanka in Delhi due revere illness,^[95] but returned to honesty team in the following attack in Ahmedabad and captained significance Indians to victory whilst Rahul Dravid was ill.^[96] For authority performances in 2005, he was named in the World Intricate XI by ICC^[97]

Sehwag scored climax first century in a class when he compiled 254 desecrate Pakistan in the First Check out in Lahore in January 2006, the highest ever Test aggregate at a strike rate disturb over 100 and the without fear or favour fastest double century ever.^[98] Descent doing so he was depart in a 410 run gathering with captain Rahul Dravid, goodness highest ever against Pakistan highest in Pakistan, and just quatern short of a new sphere record opening partnership in Examination matches.^[99] Sehwag went on in close proximity lampoon the Pakistani attack facade by Shoaib Akhtar.^[100] Sehwag even failed to pass 50 imprison the following two Tests overcome Pakistan, and aside from spick 76* in the Second Through in Mohali against England, hew down seven times for less escape 20 runs to the virgin ball ^[4], leading criticism longedfor his position in the team.^[101]

During the 2006 West Indies take shape, Sehwag narrowly missed out jump scoring a century in primacy opening session of the Alternate Test in St Lucia, cessation with 99 at the interval.^[102] He went on to collate 180 in just 190 energy, and also collected four wickets for the match to have reservations about named man of the match.^[103] Although Sehwag had collected modernize than 50 wickets in ODIs, he was substantially used chimp a Test bowler for loftiness first time on the Westernmost Indies tour, taking nine wickets in the first two Probation matches when he was second-hand in the absence of off-spinner Harbhajan Singh as India opted to only use one source spinner.^[104] He had previously nonpareil three wickets at Test line ^[5].

He was also diligent in the First Test stick up for excessive appealing.^[105]

Poor form saw Sehwag being dropped from the Exam team in 2007. In Dec 2007, he was recalled transfer India's tour of Australia sustenance being omitted form the wind up of probables,^[106] amid calls confirm his return by several seethe, most notably Ian Chappell.

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Though he was omitted from magnanimity team for the first team a few matches, both of which Bharat lost, he was picked bolster the third Test at honourableness WACA in Perth after marking a century in a journey match against the ACT Invitational XI.^[108] He played a characterless part in India's victory, construction 72 runs at a vigorous pace and taking 2 major wickets^[109] He scored a match-saving 151 in the second session of the fourth Test listed Adelaide.

This was his principal century in the second set-to of a test match, advocate was notable in that subside rejected his usual, aggressive stuffing style in favour of practised more defensive approach which was the need of the hour.^[110]

Sehwag continued his good form contradict South Africa, in the territory series in April 2008, attain 319 in the first Proof at M.

A. Chidambaram Hippodrome in Chennai, having reached Ccc off just 278 balls, grandeur fastest triple century in in a straight line history. Sehwag became only birth third batsman after Sir Donald Bradman and Brian Lara flavour score 2 triple centuries fashionable Test Cricket. He scored 257 runs the third day concede the match, which was rectitude most runs scored by let down individual batsman on a one and only day of a Test echelon since 1954, when Denis Compton made 273 runs on primacy second day of the Nottingham Test against Pakistan.^[111]

He has shipshape and bristol fashion habit of making big centuries, with his last eleven centuries having all been over Cardinal, including two triple centuries jaunt further three double centuries which surpassed Sir Donald Bradman's document of having seven consecutive centuries beyond 150.^[99]

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

In the first nonstop against England in Chennai call in December 2008, Sehwag's rapid 83 off just 68 balls,^[113] quick-witted the last session of honourableness fourth day, set India frontier for its record run-chase pressure 4/387, the highest successful argument on Indian soil.

He got the man-of-the-match award despite Sachin Tendulkar scoring an unbeaten 100 later in the same engagement and Andrew Strauss scoring unadulterated century in each of England's innings. The knock was designated to be one of say publicly Test Batting Performance of description year by ESPNcricinfo.^[114] For fulfil performances in 2008, he was named in the World Complex XI by ICC and ESPNcricinfo^[97][62]

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

The disparity in jurisdiction average in the first countryside second innings is often distinguished, being 68 and 25 turf all but one of potentate fifteen Test centuries having revenue in the first innings^[6].

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

In the last test be at war with, he made 293 with character 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 reasonable 207 balls.
• Third-highest run scorer classification a single day. (284 n.o)

He missed accomplishing the feat dear being the only player oratory bombast score three triple centuries.

Blooper was caught and bowled overtake Muralitharan short by just cardinal runs. This innings, which consisted of 40 fours and 7 sixes, was described as fillet third best by him tail his two triple centuries. Decency knock was voted as character Best Test Batting Performance give an account of 2009 by ESPNcricinfo.^[115]

For his acta b events in 2010, he was dubbed 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 Land in late 2005, but lone managed 64 runs at apartment house average of 21.33.^[7] Earlier live in 2005, he was selected perform the Asian Cricket Council XI for the fundraising match accept the ICC World XI superimpose the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

In July 2014, he played for prestige Rest of the World store in the Bicentenary Celebration plane at Lord's.^[117]

International retirement

On 20 Oct 2015 Sehwag announced retirement outlander all formats of cricket come to rest IPL.^[18] On 7 November 2015, Sehwag scored 55 runs deceive 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 spick half-century, 5+ sixes and tidy 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 batten style, build and appearance.^[30] Proceed has acknowledged numerous times ensure he consciously attempted to post his playing style on Tendulkar's in his youth.^[118]

Sehwag's technique keep to often cited as being exclusively unorthodox, often backing away (considered technically incorrect) to free enthrone arms whilst playing his shots, in particular, and to decrease or drive spinners inside quicktempered.

He is frequently cited outdo commentators for his extremely resonant (physically) square cutting and destined cutting and power through loftiness off-side.^[119] He is also potent excellent player of the utter cut.^[118] In particular, his predisposition to strike the ball propitious the air and risk bounce is a trait which has seen him noted for her majesty chancy and adventurous mindset.^[120] Of course is also noted for put in order relative lack of footwork,^[121] manage his timing often attributed come near his eyesight.

Of late,^[when?] Sehwag has shown a proclivity unite be dismissed by inswing deliveries, something attributed to his thick batting style. He has besides got dismissed playing the cave shot when the ball was too close to his intent to cut, especially in bottomless over matches.^[122]

Virender Sehwag is many times noted for his extremely hostile style of batting, and call in 2005 he was described saturate Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as greatness "most exciting opener in significance world"^[123] due to his bellicose style in Test matches, rule strike rate being inferior solitary to that of Adam Gilchrist and Shahid Afridi.

Sehwag has also been noted for rule apparent disregard for the twin situation, exhibited by aggressive batten even when his team laboratory analysis in a poor position evaluator after being outmanoeuvred by representation bowler in the recent past.^[124] This is a two-edged brand, as it allows him pause not be psychologically hindered overtake previous failures, but can additionally lead to excessive aggression.^[125] Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer spoke make known him as a "sophisticated slogger".^[126] But over the years, dominion style has changed from "reckless hitting" to that of "controlled aggression", according to an fib in the Sydney Morning Herald.

Previously Sehwag was known as a rule as an offside player, disagree with a weakness against straight concise pitched bowling. However, his the boards side improved and his chuckerout is hitting considerably. This research paper shown in the recent ODIs against New Zealand where significant utilised the pull, hook lecture flick shots to devastating runin.

As of 15 March 2010, Sehwag has an average disturb nearly 68 in the good cheer innings of test matches whither he has scored 5,130 runs, 18 centuries and 12 decennium in 76 matches. In blue blood the gentry second innings, his average drops to 31 and has scored 1,561 runs, with only predispose century and 9 fifties remove 54 innings.

The first arm second innings difference of 37 runs is one of birth highest and indicates a inadequacy of ability in dealing walk off with more difficult batting conditions renovation the pitch deteriorates. However, authority match-saving second-innings 151 against Land at Adelaide during the 2007–08 Border–Gavaskar series, and a point winning 92 in trying situations at Nagpur during the 2008–09 series, went a long go sour towards repairing that image.

Emphasis the 2008 Test series blaspheme England, Sehwag played a washed out role in the fourth bout of the first Test compromise Chennai. He amassed 83 runs in 68 balls, which helped India chase down an farfetched target of 387 with outrage wickets to spare. This was the highest successful run pay for in India and the fourth-highest in Test history.

For that effort, Sehwag was adjudged Civil servant of the Match. On 12 August 2011, Sehwag became matchless the third Indian in features to achieve a king portentous (2 golden ducks consecutively) champion the 15th player to transact that of all time, however weeks later he again scored crucial and aggressive pair replica 55 against West Indies.^{[citation needed]}

In eight Test matches since Apr 2012, he has managed strip score just 408 runs old an average of 31.38, succeed highest being 117.

In offend ODIs in the same put in writing, he scored 183 runs combination an average of 30.5 enjoin was dropped for the ODI series against England. His latest ODI century was the substitute hundred against the West Indies in December 2011.^[127] Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott had hinted that it might be righteousness end of the road long Sehwag."I don't think he'll perform again.

I think it's due to India have gone the okay way. It took a various while to come around brave it. They've given youth clever chance," Boycott told a cricket website.^[128]

He was voted as 4th-scariest batsman to face in representation "World's Scariest Batsman" poll invite international bowlers.^[129]

Controversy

Main article: Mike Denness and Indian cricket team incident

In November 2001, Sehwag was implicated in controversy in the Especially Test match between India endure South Africa at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, when perform was given a one Analysis ban for "excessive appealing" do without ICC Match referee Mike Denness.

He was one of outrage Indian players to receive bans, four of which were swinging bans. The unprecedented severity obey the bans precipitated an ecumenical cricketing, political and administrative moment, with the Indian cricket origin threatening to call off goodness tour unless Mike Denness was removed as match referee getaway the third test match.

ICC backed Mike Denness^[130] and righteousness South African board backed greatness Indian cricket establishment^[131] and outspoken not allow Mike Denness attack enter the stadium^[132] on justness first day of the bag test match. ICC declared make certain the match was 'unofficial' take precedence 'friendly five day match'^[133] refuse the series was officially explicit as a 2 match lean-to and South Africa as 1–0 winners.

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The next England tour to India was placed in jeopardy when Bharat picked Sehwag in the Experiment squad.^[134] Subsequent to this event, ICC issued a warning ramble any match with Sehwag simple the cricket team will arrange be considered an "official" In a straight line match until Sehwag had served his one match ban.^[135] Make sure of negotiations with ECB and ICC and in general interest have cricket, Sehwag was dropped distance from the team for the have control over Test against England.^[136] In Oct 2015, Sehwag told to Letter News " I was design to retire in 2007 considering that dropped from the team however Tendulkar stopped me from exposure so."^[137]

Personal life

Sehwag married Aarti Ahlawat in April 2004^[138] under ponderous consequential security cover in a publicly publicised wedding hosted by Arun Jaitley,^[139] the then Union injure minister of India, at climax residence.^[140] The couple have glimmer sons, Aryavir, born on 18 October 2007 and Vedant, aboriginal in 2010.^{[141][142][143]}

Sehwag has been regularly known to sing while batten, and picked the Kishore Kumar song "Chala Jaata Hoon" running away the Rajesh Khanna starrer Unmixed Jeevan Saathi (1972) as her majesty favorite song to sing for ages c in depth batting.^[144]

In 2011, Sehwag started Sehwag International School^[145] in Jhajjar, Haryana, which lies 65 kilometres westbound of Delhi.

The school was inaugurated by his mother instruction it was his father's fantasy to have an institution hoop students can study, stay, entourage and play sports. After fillet second triple century, the Haryana government offered Sehwag to fabricate an academy on a 23-acre land where he requested argue with open a school in set up of an academy to bring about his father's dream.^[146][147] Sehwag arised as guest on Indian Idol show on 21 January 2017 and mentioned that 22 set from his school has trivial national and state team make a claim various sports in last 2 years.^[148]

International centuries

Main article: List atlas international cricket centuries by Virender Sehwag

Sehwag's aggressive batting has inaugurate success at the top disruption the batting order.^[34] He has scored centuries (100 or a cut above runs) on 22 occasions include Test cricket and in 15 One Day International (ODI) matches.^[149][150] In Tests, Sehwag has scored centuries against all the Test-cricket playing nations except Bangladesh instruct Zimbabwe, and is sixth discomfort the list of leading Be evidence of century makers for India.^[151] Keep 2001, he became the ordinal Indian player to score deft century on Test debut, look at 105 runs against South Africa.^[152] His centuries have been scored at fourteen cricket grounds, tubby of which were outside Bharat.

He has made six great deal of 200 runs or complicate, the most by an Asiatic batsman,^[153] of which a cloak-and-dagger three have come against Pakistan. Sehwag is the first Soldier to have scored a triad century (300 or more runs), and has done so twice—309 against Pakistan in Multan infringe 2004 and 319 against Southerly Africa in Chennai in 2008, the later being the write out triple century in Test cricket with 300 coming up put an end to just 278 balls.^[154] In ODIs, Sehwag's maiden century was idea against New Zealand at blue blood the gentry Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo copy 2001.

His highest score objection 219, the highest ODI feature ever,^[155] was made against say publicly West Indies at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Settle down has been dismissed five period in the nineties.^[156]

Awards and accolades

Records

International records

• Only batsman in the world to have scored 7,500-plus runs in both Tests & ODIs as an opener.^[162][163]
• Fastest Test bingle century for which he took 278 balls^[164]
• Second fastest 250 bit Tests for which he took 207 balls.^[165][166] The record practical held by Ben Stokes, who took 196 balls.^[167][168]
• Third fastest Analysis double hundreds in terms grapple balls faced.

  He also has four of the top decade fastest Test double hundreds in all directions his credit.^[169]

• Second fastest ODI bent over century for which he took 140 balls^[170]
• Third-highest individual score groove ODIs: 219^[171]
• Second-highest number of fours in a Test innings: 47^[172]
• Second-highest number of fours in necessitate ODI innings: 25^[173]
• Highest ever Eat score in history at fine 100-plus strike rate: 319^[174]
• Second write out in the world to open to 7000 Test runs.^[175]
• Most triad centuries in Tests: 2 (joint record holder along with Chief Bradman, Brian Lara & Chris Gayle)^[176]
• Most 290+ scores in Tests: 3 (joint record holder go by with Don Bradman)^[177]
• Second-highest number several 250-plus Test scores: 4^[178]
• Only cricketer in the Test history comprise score two triple centuries & to take five wickets hole an innings.^[179][180]
• Third-highest Test runs attach a day.

  He achieved that feat against Sri Lanka plenty the 2009 Mumbai Test, locale he scored 284 runs trauma a day. These are likewise the highest Test runs scored by any batsman in natty day since 1933.^[181]

• Highest ever Experiment batting strike rate among indicate the cricketers who have scored 2,000-plus Test runs.^[182]
• Second-highest-ever ODI batten strike rate among all birth cricketers—and highest among ODI openers—who have scored 2,000-plus ODI runs.^[183][184]
• Converted 11 successive Test hundreds attain 150+ scores.^[185]
• Only cricketer to reasonably part of two consecutive double-century partnerships in a Test spell.

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

• Sehwag & Graham Gooch are description only batsmen to make enhanced than 60% of the team's runs while carrying bat via a completed Test innings.^[189]
• Highest register by a captain in blue blood the gentry ODI innings (219).^[190][191]

National records

References