Virender Sehwag India (Ind)
Batting style	Right hand bat
Bowling type	Right arm off break
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	52	167
Runs scored	4155	4833
Batting average	49.46	31.18
100s/50s	12/12	8/24
Top score	309	130
Balls bowled	1286	3356
Wickets	14	72
Bowling average	45.14	40.90
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	N/A
Best bowling	4/71	3/25
Catches/stumpings	44/-	69/-
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Virender Sehwag pronunciation (help· info) (born 20 October 1978, in Delhi) also known as "Veeru" is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1999 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). He is a blistering right-handed opening batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler. He is the current record holder for the highest score made by an Indian in Test Cricket. He served as the vice-captain of the Indian team under Rahul Dravid between October 2005 and January 2007^[1] - the post lost due to his indifferent form in ODI cricket. During his above mentioned Vice-captain stint, Virender Sehwag stood in for the injuired Rahul Dravid as India's Captain in 2 ODIs and 1 Test Match. Image File history File links Virender_Sehwag. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... The Indian cricket team is a national cricket team representing India. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Test match in progress. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ್‌)   (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ್‌)   (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ...

He ended a poor show of form in the ODI arena by scoring 114 against Bermuda in a group stage match for the World Cup 2007. Sehwag helped his team reach the highest total in a World Cup match of 413-5.

Early years

The son of a grain merchant, Sehwag spent his childhood in a bungalow in a joint family with siblings, uncles, aunts and 16 cousins^{[citation needed]}. Though now settled in New Delhi, the Sehwag family hailed from Haryana^{[citation needed]}. Sehwag was the third of four children born to father Krishan and mother Krishna Sehwag, with two older sisters Manju, Anju and younger brother Vinod. His father attributes his interest in cricket to a toy bat which he was given when he was seven months old He attended Arora Vidya School in Delhi, and pestered his parents to let him play cricket, on the basis that he was not academically gifted ^[2]. His father tried to end his career when he broke a tooth as a child in 1990, but Sehwag evaded the ban with the help of his mother ^[3] . Complex Family is a generic term for any family structure involving more than two adults. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Early Domestic Cricket Performance

Sehwag made his debut for Delhi cricket team in first class cricket in the 1997-98 season. He was selected to the North Zone cricket team for the Duleep Trophy the following 1998-99 season, ending fifth in the total runscoring list ^[4]. The following year he was fourth on the Duleep Trophy run scoring list, including a 274, the highest score of the competition ^[5]. This was attained against South Zone at Agartala in just 327 balls, and followed a rapid 187 from just 175 in a Ranji Trophy match against Punjab ^[6]. He was then selected for the U-19 team national team, which toured South Africa ^[7]. He was seventh in the 2000-01 season with two centuries ^[8], but his consistency earnt the attention of selectors and he became a regular member of the national team in mid 2001. The Delhi cricket team is one of the first-class cricket teams, that plays in Indias domestic competition, the Ranji Trophy. ... The North Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents northern India in the Duleep Trophy. ... The Duleep Trophy competition was started by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 1961-62. ... The South Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents southern India in the Duleep Trophy. ... Agartala is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. ... The Punjab cricket team is the official first-class cricket team that represents the Indian state of Punjab. ...

Since his international career started, he has continued to play for Delhi in the domestic competition whilst he is not occupied with international duty and has captained North Zone to victory in the Deodhar Trophy in 2004-05 and 2005-06 ^[9]. He also had a short stint with Leicester in county cricket in 2003, but a back injury lead to a mutual termination of the contract ^[10]. The current one-day cricket competition in the Indian domestic cricket is the Deodhar Trophy. ...

ODI career

Inauspicious Start:Sehwag's ODI career started off on the wrong foot when he scored 1 ^[11] against Pakistan in Mohali in April 1999. His bowling performance was also very ordinary when he conceded 35 runs off 3 overs. A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... Mohali (Punjabi: , ) is a suburb of Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Showcasing Talent: Sehwag got a second chance in the home series against Zimbabwe^[1] in December 2000. Sehwag came to the limelight in his fourth ODI match in March 2001 when he scored a quick-fire 58 off 54 balls, against Australia in Bangalore. Combined with his three wickets, he earned India a victory as well as his first man of the match award ^[12]. This does not cite its references or sources. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bangalore (proposed to be renamed Bengalooru or Bengaluru) (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ...

Limelight: Virender Sehwag had his international breakthrough performance in Sri Lanka in August 2001 when he was promoted to the opening slot for the tri-series involving New Zealand also. The promotion to open the innings came because India missed its regular opener - Sachin Tendulkar due to foot injuiry^[13]. In the match against New Zealand that was to decide the finalist, he scored his maiden century off 69 balls ^[14]. The century is the second fastest ODI century for an Indian behind Azhar's 62 ball effort against the same team years ago. This performance earned him a regular spot in the ODI squad in the middle-order through the end of the year. An innings of note in this time frame is the 22 ball half-century against Kenya in Bloemfontein, tying the second fastest 50 by an Indian. August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer who was rated in an article by Wisden in 2002 as the second greatest Test batsman ever, after Sir Don Bradman. ... Mohammad Azharuddin   (born 8 February 1963, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is a former captain of the Indian cricket team. ... Goodyear Park is a multi-use stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. ...

Booking the Opener Slot: With Ganguly's injury in the India-England ODI Series in January 2002, Sehwag received another opportunity to open the innings and he made the most of it with a scintillating 82 from 64 balls in Kanpur for an eight-wicket Indian victory ^[15]. With good performances as opener, Sehwag was made a permanent fixture at the top of the innings. Sachin Tendulkar, who opened in the England ODI series, was moved to middle order^[16] - a strategy that reapead rich dividends for India in 2002 in ODI matches. After modest returns on the tours of the West Indies and England in early and mid 2002, he scored 271 runs at 90.33 in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka, with two man of the match performances. After running out Ian Blackwell, he was involved in a 192 run partnership with Ganguly, scoring 126 from 104 balls to help set up an eight wicket victory against England in a group match ^[17]. He then scored 58 from 54 balls and took 3/25 including two wickets in the final over to help defeat South Africa by 10 runs ^[18] to help India progress to the final. January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer who was rated in an article by Wisden in 2002 as the second greatest Test batsman ever, after Sir Don Bradman. ... The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy is a cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka in 2002. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

Key Peformances leading to WC2003: In late 2002 he scored an unbeaten 114 from 82 balls that included a 196 run partnership with Ganguly to lead India to a nine wicket win over the West Indies in Rajkot^[19]. He was the only batsman to taste success in the 7 match New Zealand ODI Series where he made two centuries - 108 in Napier^[20] in an Indian defeat and 112 in Auckland ^[21]in a one-wicket victory. Rajkot   (2005 pop. ...

Cricket World Cup 2003: Virender Sehwag had an ordinary world cup campaign scoring 299 runs at an average of 27, he top scored with 82 in the loss against Australia in the final^[22].

Post World Cup Blues: Later in 2003, he scored his fourth century and earned MoM award against New Zealand in Hyderabad, scoring 130 and putting on a 182 run partnership with Tendulkar, to lay the foundations for a 145 run victory ^[23]. Inspite of it, Sehwag struggled for consistency in 2003 and 2003/04 ODI series where he had only one century and 3 fifties, two against minnows - Bangladesh and Zimbabwe and one against Pakistan, in 22 matches. Hyderabad   or Haydarābād // ( Urdu:حیدر آباد), (Telugu:హైదరాబాదు) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...

Even with his inconsistent form, he earned 3 MoM awards in 2004 and 2004/05 ODI season with one award each against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. In the match against Pakistan in Kochi he scored 108 off 95 balls, his first century in eighteen months which set up a 95 run victory ^[24]. Kochi ( ; Malayalam: []); formerly known as Cochin) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. ...

ODI Form Decline: Sehwag has gone 51 matches without a century since, as well as having his ODI tour of Pakistan in early 2006 curtailed due to a shoulder injury ^[25]. His drought in limited overs cricket has has puzzled cricket experts because of the consistent performances in Test matches has not translated into significant contributions in the ODI format of the game^[26]. Virendra Sehwag was dropped from the ODI Squad for the WI-IND 4 Match ODI series. With debate over whether he needs to be included in the 2007 Cricket World Cup squad, captain Dravid's insistence on his retention paved the way to being named in the world cup squad^[27]. However, despite this assurance, Sehwag's form has continued to decline, and he has now failed to pass 17 in his last seven games. India have won only two of those games. A Test match in progress. ... The West Indian cricket team toured India for 4-match ODI series from January 21, 2007 to January 31, 2007. ... The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup is currently taking place in the West Indies from March 13 to April 28, 2007. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ್‌)   (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ...

Record breaking match against Bermuda: Sehwag started the 2007 World Cup in poor form, only being picked for the side because of Rahul Dravid's wishes. He scored poorly in the first group match but bounced back to hit a magnificent 114 from 87 deliveries. Combined with Tendulkar's 57 and Ganguly's 89, the Indian team scored 413-5. This is the highest score ever in a World Cup match.

Sehwag in Non-India Colours

He was selected in the ICC World XI for the 2005 ICC Super Series against Australia in late 2005, but only managed 64 runs at and average of 21.33 ^[2]. Earlier in 2005, he was selected for the Asian Cricket Council XI for the fundraising match against the ICC World XI in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The ICC Super Series 2005 was a cricket series played in Australia in October 2005 and featuring some of the worlds best cricketers. ... The Asian Cricket Council was formed as the Asian Cricket Conference in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Singapore. ... Animation of the tsunami caused by the earthquake (see also the full-length version) The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ...

Career Stats at a glance

In ODI cricket, Sehwag has enjoyed the most success against New Zealand, scoring four of his seven centuries against them, whilst averaging 45 in 16 games. Sehwag's worst record is against world champions Australia, against whom he averages only 22 in 17 games, with just two half centuries. Sehwag's scoring rate is extremely quick, at 96.76 runs per 100 balls (it is exceeded only by six current players, only one of whom has played 100 matches), but his average is a fairly ordinary 31.50. His average is highest whilst playing in New Zealand, and is higher in the subcontinent and Oceania than in other places. He has had more success in run chases, averaging four more than when batting first, as well as scoring five of his seven centuries in run chases. He has lead India on three occasions, due to the unavailability of Dravid due to illness, injury or rotation policy.

Test career

Virender Sehwag's career performance graph.

Sehwag's maiden century in mid-2001 in Sri Lanka was not enough to gain selection in the Test team for the corresponding series ^[28]. Sehwag made his Test debut in late 2001 in the First Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein as a middle-order batsman. He scored 105 on debut despite the South African win ^[29]. He was given a one match suspension by ICC match referee Mike Denness for overappealing ^[30] in the Second Test in Port Elizabeth, which lead to political dispute amongst the ICC and the two countries. He returned for the home series in 2001-02 against England and Zimbabwe. After scoring two half-centuries in the preceding series, he was promoted to a makeshift-opener on the 2002 England tour after the failure of previous openers and an experiment with wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta. He scored 84 in the new role at Lord's ^[31] and then a century in the Second Test at Trent Bridge ^[32], and has batted there in Test matches ever since. He scored his maiden home-century of 147 in the First Test against the West Indies in the 2002-03 home season in Mumbai, which was at the time his top score in Test matches, earning him his first man of the match award ^[33]. After a poor tour to New Zealand, he scored passed 50 for the first time in 9 innings when he scored 130 in a Test at Mohali against New Zealand in late 2003 ^{[34] [35] [3]}. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (963x492, 5 KB) Summary This graph details the Test Match performance of Virender Sehwag. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (963x492, 5 KB) Summary This graph details the Test Match performance of Virender Sehwag. ... Bloemfontein at night Bloemfontein (IPA: , Afrikaans and Dutch for fountain of Bloem (bloom) or flower fountain is one of South Africas three capital cities, along with Pretoria and Cape Town. ... External reference Cricinfo page on Mike Denness Categories: Cricket stubs | 1940 births | Scottish cricketers | English cricketers | English batsmen | Kent cricketers | Essex cricketers | English ODI cricketers | English test cricketers | English cricket captains | Wisden Cricketers of the Year ... Port Elizabeth is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, at 33°58′ S 25°36′ E. The city is located on Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Deep Dasgupta (born June 7, 1977, Kolkata, Bengal) is an Indian cricketer who played in 8 Tests and 5 ODIs from 2001 to 2002. ... The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... West Indies cricket team shirt (ODI, 2004) The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies, is a national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and... “Bombay” redirects here. ... Mohali (Punjabi: , ) is a suburb of Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. ...

He then scored 195 against Australia on Boxing Day 2003 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ^[36]. His dismissal on the first afternoon lead to an Indian collapse and eventual defeat ^[37]. Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ... It has been suggested that Bay 13 be merged into this article or section. ...

In early 2004, he became the only Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket, with 309 against Pakistan in the First Test in Multan, beating V. V. S. Laxman's previous Indian record and helping India to a total of 5/675, the highest ever against Pakistan ^[38]. India went on to win by an innings, with Sehwag named man of the match ^[39]. He also scored 90 in the Second Test defeat in Lahore ^[40] and was named man of the series for his efforts after being the highest run scorer and average for the series ^{[41] [42]}. He later auctioned the bat with which he made the triple century, for Rs. 70,000, to aid in relief efforts for the tsunami victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake^{[citation needed]}. It has been suggested that Hindu temples in Multan be merged into this article or section. ... Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman   (born November 1, 1974, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh), better known as V. V. S. Laxman, is a member of the Indian national cricket team. ... Lahore (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور) is the capital of the province of Punjab, and the second most populated city in Pakistan, also known as the Gardens of the Mughals or City of Gardens, after the significant rich heritage of the Mughal Empire. ... The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004. ... Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. ...

In the 2004 Australia v/s India Test Series Sehwag scored 155 in the Chennai test match to set up a triple figure lead for the Indians, but the match was rained out on the final day with the Indians requiring 229 for victory ^{[43] [44]}. In the home series against South Africa that year, he scored 164 in the drawn First Test in Kanpur ^[45], and 88 in the Second in Kolkata, which India won to claim the series. Sehwag was again named man of the series ^[46]. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Cricket is associated with Test series clashes between India and Australia. ... “Madras” redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ...

Sehwag failed on the tour of Bangladesh, but on the 2005 home series against Pakistan, he scored 173 in Mohali ^[47], 81 in Kolkata ^[48] and then 201 in Bangalore ^[49], totalling 544 runs at an average of 90.66 to win the man of the series award. He passed the 3000 run mark in Tests during the Bangalore Test, becoming the fastest Indian to reach the mark in terms of innings played ^[50]. His performances over the preceding 12 months earnt him selection in the ICC Test Team of the Year as well as nomination for Test player of the year ^[51]. Mohali (Punjabi: , ) is a suburb of Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. ...   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... Bangalore (proposed to be renamed Bengalooru or Bengaluru) (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ...

He earnt selection for the ICC World XI which played Australia in the 2005 ICC Super Series, where he top scored in the first innnings with 76. He attracted some criticism at the end of 2005, having failed to pass 50 in four Tests against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. He also missed the Second Test against Sri Lanka in Delhi due to illness ^[52], but returned to the team in the following match in Ahmedabad and captained the Indians to victory whilst Rahul Dravid was ill ^[53]. The ICC Super Series 2005 was a cricket series played in Australia in October 2005 and featuring some of the worlds best cricketers. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Ahmedabad (Gujarati: , Hindi: अहमदाबाद ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of almost 51 lakhs (5. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ್‌)   (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ...

Sehwag scored his first century in a year when he compiled 254 against Pakistan in the First Test in Lahore in January 2005, the highest ever Test score at a strike rate of over 100 and the second fastest double century ever ^[54]. In doing so he was involved in a 410 run partnership with captain Rahul Dravid, the highest ever against Pakistan and in Pakistan, and just four short of a new world record opening partnership in Test matches ^[55]. Sehwag went on to lampoon the Pakistani attack lead by Shoaib Akhtar ^[56]. Sehwag however failed to pass 50 in the following two Tests against Pakistan, and aside from a 76* in the Second Test in Mohali against England, fell seven times for less than 20 runs to the new ball ^[4], leading criticism of his position in the team ^[57]. Lahore (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور) is the capital of the province of Punjab, and the second most populated city in Pakistan, also known as the Gardens of the Mughals or City of Gardens, after the significant rich heritage of the Mughal Empire. ... Shoaib Akhtar (Urdu: شعیب اختر) (born 13 August 1975 in Rawalpindi, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricket player belonged to Gujjar family, widely recognized as one of the fastest bowlers in the world, earning him the name Rawalpindi Express. ... Mohali (Punjabi: , ) is a suburb of Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. ...

During the 2006 West Indies tour, Sehwag narrowly missed out on scoring a century in the opening session of the Second Test in St Lucia, ending with 99 at the interval ^[58]. He went on to compile 180 in just 190 balls, and also collected four wickets for the match to be named man of the match ^[59]. Although Sehwag had collected more than 50 wickets in ODIs, he was substantially used as a Test bowler for the first time on the West Indies tour, taking nine wickets in the first two Test matches when he was used in the absence of off-spinner Harbhajan Singh as India opted to only use one specialist spinner ^[60]. He had previously only three wickets at Test level ^[5]. He was also fined in the First Test for excessive appealing ^[61]. Harbhajan Singh (Punjabi: , born: 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India) is an Indian cricketer. ...

He has a habit of making large centuries, with the last eight centuries having all been over 150, including triple century and two further double centuries which surpassed Sir Donald Bradman's record of having seven consecutive centuries beyond 150 ^[62]. Sir Donald George Bradman AC (August 27, 1908 — February 25, 2001), often called The Don, was an Australian cricketer who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time. ...

He has been noted for his record against Pakistan, averaging over 90 against and in Pakistan, scoring four centuries against India's arch enemies. The disparity in his average in the first and second innings is often noted, being 68 and 25 and all of his eleven Test centuries having come in the first innings. His first innings average is second only to Sir Donald Bradman. He has a particularly poor record against Bangladesh, considered the weakest team in world cricket, averaging 11.5 and also less than twenty against Sri Lanka^[6]. Sir Donald George Bradman AC (August 27, 1908 — February 25, 2001), often called The Don, was an Australian cricketer who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time. ...

Playing Style

Sehwag was often compared to Sachin Tendulkar in his early days due to the similar batting style, build and appearance ^[63]. He has acknowledged numerous times that he consciously attempted to model his playing style on Tendulkar's in his youth. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer who was rated in an article by Wisden in 2002 as the second greatest Test batsman ever, after Sir Don Bradman. ...

Sehwag's technique is often cited as being particularly unorthodox, often backing away (considered technically incorrect) to free his arms whilst playing his shots, in particular to cut or drive spinners inside out. He is frequently cited by commentators for his extremely strong (physically) square cutting and upper cutting and power through the off-side ^{[64] [65]}. In particular his tendency to strike the ball in the air and risk dismissal is a trait which has seen him noted for his chancy and adventurous mindset ^[66]. He is also noted for a relative lack of footwork ^[67], with his timing often attributed to his eyesight.

Virender Sehwag is often noted for his extremely aggressive style of batting, and in 2005 he was described by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as the "most exciting opener in the world"^[68] due to his consistency in Test matches, though his strike rate in Test cricket was inferior to that of Adam Gilchrist and Shahid Afridi. A Test match in progress. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales), nicknamed Gilly or Church,[1] is an Australian cricketer. ... Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (Urdu: صاحبزادہ محمد شاہد خان آفریدی) (born 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency to Pashtun parents of the Afridi tribe in kohat ) popularly known as Shahid Afridi is a Pakistani cricketer and all-rounder who has represented Pakistani cricket since 1996 at international level. ...

Criticism & Controversies

Criticism

• Of late, especially in ODI cricket, Sehwag's apparent disregard for the match situation, exhibited by aggressive batting even when his team is in a poor position or after being out manoeuvred by the bowler in the recent past is also often noted.^{[69] [70]}. He was quoted by Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer as a sophisticated slogger ^[71].

• As on 1 March 2007, Sehwag has an average of nearly 65 in the first innings of test matches where he has scored 3374 runs, 12 centuries and 8 fifties in 52 matches. In the second innings, his average drops to 25 and has scored 781 runs and 4 fifties in 50 innings. The first and second innings difference of 40 runs is the one of the highest and indicates lack of patience to draft runs and save test matches for the team.

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Controversies

Mike Denness Incident: The second test match between India and South Africa at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth has become infamous in Indian cricket history because of the unprecendented actions by the match referee to hand punishments to 6 Indian players: A Test match in progress. ... St George’s Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa St George’s Park Cricket Ground in Port Elizabeth South Africa is the home of Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs in South Africa, and of the Eastern Province Club. ... Port Elizabeth is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, at 33°58′ S 25°36′ E. The city is located on Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa. ...

• Sachin Tendulkar (Ball tampering charges): 1 Test Match suspended ban^[72] (revoked later)
• Virender Sehwag (excessive appealing): 1 Test Match ban
• Sourav Ganguly (inability in controlling team player's behaviour): 1 Test Match and 2 ODI matches ban
• Harbhajan Singh (excessive appealing): 1 Test Match suspended ban
• Shiv Sundar Das (excessive appealing): 1 Test Match suspended ban
• Deep Dasgupta (excessive appealing): 1 Test Match suspended ban

The sentence handed was unprecedented in magnitude in international cricket and match referee did not do his cause any good by refusing to speak in a press conference^[73] thus infuriating an already fiery Indian cricket establishment. If accusing their demi-god Sachin of ball tampering was not enough, handing bans to 5 other players - a move never heard of, in test cricket, precipitated an international cricketing,^[74] political^[75] and administrative^[76] crisis. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer who was rated in an article by Wisden in 2002 as the second greatest Test batsman ever, after Sir Don Bradman. ... Sourav Chandidas Ganguly ( ) (the first name occasionally spelt Saurav) also known as Dada is an Indian cricketer. ... Harbhajan Singh (Punjabi: , born: 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India) is an Indian cricketer. ... Shiv Sunder Das, born November 5, 1977, is an Indian cricketer. ... Deep Dasgupta (born June 7, 1977, Kolkata, Bengal) is an Indian cricketer who played in 8 Tests and 5 ODIs from 2001 to 2002. ...

The Indian cricket establishment threatened to call off the tour unless Mike Denness was removed as match referee from the third test match. ICC backed Mike Denness^[77] and the South African board backed the Indian cricket establishment^[78] and did not allow Mike Denness to enter the stadium^[79] on the first day of the third test match. ICC declared that the match 'unofficial' and 'friendly five day match'^[80] and the series was officially declared as a 2 match series and South Africa as 1-0 winners. ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ...

ICC backed off on the bans imposed on Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly though they upheld the ban on Virender Sehwag for the subsequent test match. The subsequent England tour to India was placed in jeopardy when India picked Sehwag in the test squad^[81]. Subsequent to this development, ICC issued a warning that any match with Sehwag in the cricket team will not be considered an 'official' test match till Sehwag sits out of a Test Match^[82]. After negotiations with ECB and ICC and in general interest of cricket, Sehwag was dropped from the team for the first test against England^[83]. What started out as an on-the field affair involving players blew into an international crisis amongst officials. The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ...

Dissent: Sehwag was fined during the the first test match in Bangalore of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (India v/s Australia Test Series) for "serious dissent" towards umpire Billy Bowden following an LBW dismissal ^[84]. Replays showed that he had hit the ball off the middle of his bat onto his leg, which later lead to an apology from Bowden ^[85]. Bangalore (proposed to be renamed Bengalooru or Bengaluru) (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... The Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Cricket is associated with Test series clashes between India and Australia. ... Brent Fraser Billy Bowden (born 11 April 1963) is an international cricket umpire from New Zealand. ...

Personal Life

Sehwag married Arti Alhawat in April, 2004 under heavy security in a media publicized wedding which was hosted by Arun Jaitley, the union law minister of India at his residence ^[86]. Arun Jaitley Arun Jaitley (born December 28, 1952) is an Indian politician and a former minister for commerce, industry, law and justice of the Union Government of India. ...

Sehwag is fondly referred to in the media as the Nawab of Najafgarh, Najafgarh being his home locality in Delhi. A lifelong vegetarian, Sehwag owns a vegetarian eatery, Sehwag Favourites, which opened in late 2005 in the Fun Republic cineplex in Delhi, following the footsteps of his role model Sachin Tendulkar. The majority of the products on the menu are named after cricketing themes related to his memorable innings, such as Multan Ke Sultan Ki Tikdi, meaning dish for three persons, which alludes to his triple century in Multan and is priced at 309 rupees. There are plans to expand the chain across India with a second outlet already planned in Ludhiana. Najafgarh is located at the outskirts of New Delhi, India. ... Ludhiana (Punjabi: ) in India is the largest city in Punjab, with an estimated population of 3. ...

Sehwag does charity work for UNICEF ^[7]. UNICEF Logo The United Nations Childrens Fund or UNICEF (Arabic: ; French: ; Spanish: ) was established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946. ...

Achievements

Awards

• Arjuna Award (2002)^[87]

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Records

• Virender Sehwag recorded for the highest score by an Indian in Test match cricket when he made 309 against Pakistan in Multan^[88]. The innings also achieved other distinctions:
  • To date, he remains the only Indian cricketer to have scored triple century in test matches.
  • The only batsman to reach a triple century with a six in test cricket
  • 2nd fastest triple century.
  • 2nd fastest test double century when he reached the landmark against Pakistan off just 182 balls
• Virender Sehwag scored the second fastest century in ODI Cricket by an Indian^[89] - 100 runs off 69 balls against New Zealand in 2001^[90]
• Virender Sehwag has scored the second fastest 50 by an Indian^[91] - a record, he shares with Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev and Yuvraj Singh - when he took 22 balls against Kenya in 2001^[92]
• Broke Don Bradman's record of most consecutive 150s by scoring 7 of them in his last 7 centuries^[93].
• Partnering with Rahul Dravid, Sehwag was involved in the highest opening partnership for a test match played away from home (India) scoring 410 runs versus Pakistan in the 2005-06 season. They were only four runs short of making the highest opening partnership in test cricket.
  • Sehwag's score of 254 from 247 balls is the highest-ever Test score at over a run-a-ball^[94].
• Sehwag has three double centuries - all against Pakistan^[95]. Greg Chappell is the only other player to have scored multiple double centuries against Pakistan (2)
• Sehwag came very close to scoring 100 runs in one session of a test match when he made 99 off 75 balls on the opening day of the test match against West Indies in St.Lucia^[96].

Rahul Sharad Dravid (Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ್‌)   (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Yuvraj Singh   (born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. ... Sir Donald George Bradman (August 27, 1908 - February 25, 2001) was an Australian cricket player who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, and one of Australias greatest popular heroes. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ್‌)   (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ... The Indian cricket team toured Pakistan for cricket matches during the 2005–06 season. ... In the sport of cricket, two batsmen bat in partnership, although only one is on strike at any time. ... Gregory Stephen Chappell (born August 7, 1948) is a former Australian cricketer. ... West Indies cricket team shirt (ODI, 2004) The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies, is a national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and... Beausejour Stadium is a cricket stadium located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. ...

Test Matches Awards

Man of the Series Awards

#	Series	Season	Series Performance
1	India in Pakistan Test Series	2003/04	438 (3 Matches, 4 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 6-0-27-0; 2 Catches
2	South Africa in India Test Series	2004/05	262 Runs (2 Matches, 3 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 1 Catch
3	Pakistan in India Test Series	2004/05	544 Runs (3 Matches, 6 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 5-2-14-0; 2 Catches

Man of the Match Awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Season	Match Performance
1	West Indies	Wankhede, Mumbai	2002/03	1st Innings: 147 (24x4, 3x6); 2-0-7-0 2nd Innings: 1 Catch
2	Pakistan	Multan	2003/04	1st Innings: 309 (39x4, 6x6); 2-0-11-0 2nd Innings: 3-0-8-0; 1 Catch
3	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	2006	1st Innings: 254 (47x4, 1x6); 6-0-24-0
4	West Indies	Gros Islet, St Lucia	2006	1st Innings: 180 (20x4, 2x6); 16.1-5-33-3 2nd Innings: 30-9-48-1

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ODI Cricket Awards

• Virender Sehwag has not won a Man of the Series Award in ODI Tournament

Man of the Match Awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Season	Match Performance
1	Australia	Bangalore	2000/01	58 (54b, 8x4); 9-0-59-3
2	Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	2001	100 (70b, 19x4, 1x6); 3-0-26-0
3	England	Kanpur	2001/02	82 (62b, 14x4); 1-0-9-0; 1 Catch
4	England	Colombo (RPS)	2002/03	126 (104b, 21x4, 1x6); 5-0-25-0
5	South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	2002/03	59 (58b, 10x4); 5-0-25-3
6	West Indies	Rajkot	2002/03	114* (82b, 17x4, 2x6); 6-0-29-0
7	New Zealand	Napier	2002/03	108 (119b, 9x4, 2x6)
8	New Zealand	Auckland	2002/03	112 (139b, 11x4, 3x6)
9	New Zealand	Hyderabad	2003/04	130 (134b, 15x4, 2x6)
10	Zimbabwe	Hobart	2003/04	90 (102b, 5x4, 5x6); 10-0-40-2; 1 Catch
11	Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2004	81 (92b, 6x4, 2x6); 9-0-37-3
12	Bangladesh	Dhaka	2004/05	70 (52b, 9x4, 2x6); 6-1-31-0
13	Pakistan	Kochi	2004/05	108 (95b, 9x4, 3x6); 5-0-26-0

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External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile
• [8] Virender Sehwag featured as an Asian hero] by Time magazine (Asia issue dated April 28, 2003)
• Official website
• Latest news on Virender Sehwag

	India squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup
1 Ganguly | 2 Dravid | 3 Sehwag | 4 Tendulkar | 5 Kumble | 6 Harbhajan | 7 Srinath | 8 Zaheer | 9 Nehra | 10 Mongia | 11 P Patel | 12 Bangar | 13 Agarkar | 14 Yuvraj | 15 Kaif | Coach: Wright (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Sourav Chandidas Ganguly ( ) (the first name occasionally spelt Saurav) also known as Dada is an Indian cricketer. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ್‌)   (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ... Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer who was rated in an article by Wisden in 2002 as the second greatest Test batsman ever, after Sir Don Bradman. ... Anil Kumble(Kannada:ಅನಿಲ್‌ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ)   (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer and has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 1990. ... Harbhajan Singh (Punjabi: , born: 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India) is an Indian cricketer. ... Javagal Srinath (born August 31, 1969) is an Indian cricketer. ... Zaheer Khan   (born October 7, 1978, Srirampur, Maharashtra to a Muslim family) is an Indian cricketer (left-arm fast-medium bowler) and a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000, besides playing for the Baroda first-class team. ... Ashish Nehra   (born April 29, 1979 in Delhi) is an Indian cricketer (left-arm fast medium bowler) who has represented India at the international level since 1999. ... Dinesh Mongia (born April 17, 1977) is an Indian cricketer who has appeared in One Day Internationals for India but not yet a test match. ... Parthiv Ajay Patel (born March 9, 1985) is an Indian cricketer (wicketkeeper-batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team. ... Sanjay Bapusaheb Bangar (Born 11 October 1972, Bid, Maharashtra). ... Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar (born December 4, 1977 in Bombay - now Mumbai) is an Indian cricketer. ... Yuvraj Singh   (born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. ... Mohammed Kaif   (born December 1, 1980 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Muslim family) is an Indian cricketer, more specifically a middle-order batsman. ... John Geoffrey Wright (born July 5, 1954) is the coach of the Indian national cricket team. ...

	India squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup
1 Dravid (Captain) | 2 Sehwag | 3 Tendulkar | 4 Ganguly | 5 Yuvraj | 6 Uthappa | 7 Dhoni | 8 Karthik | 9 Kumble | 10 Harbhajan | 11 Pathan | 12 Patel | 13 Zaheer | 14 Sreesanth | 15 Agarkar | Coach: Chappell Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ... The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup is currently taking place in the West Indies from March 13 to April 28, 2007. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ್‌)   (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ... Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer who was rated in an article by Wisden in 2002 as the second greatest Test batsman ever, after Sir Don Bradman. ... Sourav Chandidas Ganguly ( ) (the first name occasionally spelt Saurav) also known as Dada is an Indian cricketer. ... Yuvraj Singh   (born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. ... Aiyudda Robin Uthappa (Kodava Takk-Kannada:ಅಯ್ಯುದ್ದ ರಾಬಿನ್‌ ಉತ್ತಪ್ಪ)   (born 11 November 1985 in Kodagu, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer. ... This article is written from a fans point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. ... Krishna Kumar Dinesh Karthik   (born 1 June 1985 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an wicketkeeper-batsman who plays for the Indian cricket team. ... Anil Kumble(Kannada:ಅನಿಲ್‌ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ)   (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer and has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 1990. ... Harbhajan Singh (Punjabi: , born: 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India) is an Indian cricketer. ... Irfan Khan Pathan   (born October 27, 1984 in Baroda, Gujarat, India) is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian national cricket team since late 2003. ... Munaf Musa Patel   (born July 12, 1983, Ikhar, Gujarat,India) is an Indian Test cricketer who has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team. ... Zaheer Khan   (born October 7, 1978, Srirampur, Maharashtra to a Muslim family) is an Indian cricketer (left-arm fast-medium bowler) and a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000, besides playing for the Baroda first-class team. ... Shanthakumaran Sreesanth   (born February 6, 1983 in Kothamangalam, Kerala, India), popularly referred to Sreesanth, and also nicknamed Gopu, is an Indian cricketer. ... Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar (born December 4, 1977 in Bombay - now Mumbai) is an Indian cricketer. ... Gregory Stephen Chappell (born August 7, 1948) is a former Australian cricketer. ...