Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag is celebrating his 46th birthday on October 20, 2024. Known for his attacking batting, the opening batter took pride in hitting a boundary as his first scoring shot on many occasions. Sehwag played a big part for India in their victorious 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup campaigns. Virender Sehwag is the first Indian batter to score a triple hundred in Test cricket, and the only batter from India to reach this milestone twice in the red-ball format.
Virender Sehwag played 104 Tests, 251 ODIs and 19 T20Is for India, scoring 17253 runs in all three formats combined. The right-hander has over 8000 runs each in Tests and ODIs. Sehwag made his name because of his fearless batting approach, becoming the second batter after Sachin Tendulkar to hit a double century in ODI cricket. His 219-run knock took India to 418/5 against West Indies in Indore in 2011. Let’s have a look at major records by Virender Sehwag in his career.
Virender Sehwag's Career Records
3rd Fastest to 7000 Test runs: Virender Sehwag is the third fastest batter in the world and the fastest batter from India to reach the milestone of 7000 runs in Tests. The right-hander achieved the feat in his 134th Test innings against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2010.
Joint Most triple hundred in Tests: Virender Sehwag became the first Indian batter to score a triple hundred in Test cricket. He is also among only four batters with more than one triple hundred in the longest format. Sehwag has scored two triple tons in his Test career.
Most runs in an innings by a captain: Virender Sehwag has a record of scoring most runs in an innings in the ODI format as captain. His highest score of 219 runs in ODIs came while playing as a captain.
2nd Most fours in a Test innings: Known for his scoring ability, Virender Sehwag has a record for scoring the second most fours in a Test innings. During his 254-run innings against Pakistan in Lahore, Sehwag struck 47 fours.
