Virendra Sehwag

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Former Indian cricketer. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive batsmen of all time.


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Virender Sehwag is a former Indian cricketer. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive batsmen of all time. In April 2009, Sehwag became the first Indian to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008, subsequently becoming the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009.

He is the former Occasional captain of India, former Vice-Captain of India, former captain of Delhi Daredevils and former captain of Delhi Ranji Team.

Awards and Honors
  • Arjuna Award (2002)[151]
  • 2007 - Polly Umrigar Award for International cricketer of the year
  • Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 2008, 2009
  • ICC Test Player of the Year 2010
  • Padma Shree 2010

Records
International records
  1. Only batsman in the history to have scored 7,500-plus runs in both Tests & ODIs as an opener.
  2. Fastest Test triple century for which he took 278 balls
  3. Highest ever Test score in history at a 100-plus strike rate: 319
  4. Second fastest in the world to reach to 7000 Test runs.
  5. Most triple centuries in Tests: 2 (joint record holder along with Don Bradman, Brian Lara & Chris Gayle)
  6. Most 290+ scores in Tests: 3 (joint record holder along with Don Bradman)
  7. Only cricketer in the Test history to score two triple centuries & to take five wickets in an innings.
  8. Third highest Test runs in a day. He achieved this feat against Sri Lanka in the 2009 Mumbai Test, where he scored 284 runs in a day. These are also the highest Test runs scored by any batsman in a day since 1933.

National records
  1. Most international runs in career as an opener: 16,119
  2. First Indian batsman to have scored a Test triple century.
  3. Fastest 150/200/250/300 in Tests.
  4. Top two highest individual Test scores.
  5. Most Test double centuries: 6 (joint record holder along with Sachin Tendulkar)
  6. Most 250-plus scores in Tests: 4
  7. Most Test runs in a day: 284
  8. Highest number of fours in a Test innings: 47
  9. Only Indian to have twice scored 1400-plus Test runs in a calendar year.
  10. Most sixes in Test career: 91
  11. Most 'Player of the Series' awards in Tests: 5 (joint record holder along with Sachin Tendulkar)
  12. Third highest 'Player of the Match' awards in Tests & ODIs: 31
  13. Only Indian to have been twice honored as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World.
  14. Highest individual score while carrying the bat through the complete innings.

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