He now has the most double centuries in test cricket for an indian, breaking. Indias virender sehwag fell just short of becoming the first batsman to score three test triple centuries when he was dismissed for 293 on the third day of sehwag denied cricket record nz. Virender sehwag sehwag has come a long way since his early days when he was called a tendulkarclone and the 33yearold struck a blazing 219 against west indies to surpass his mentor in his 240th. Sehwag has the unique distinction of scoring a double ton in limited overs cricket, joining an elite band of batsmen which includes indian batting legend sachin tendulkar and rohit sharma. I think virender sehwag saved the ipl by picking me in the january auctions, said chris gayle with a big smile. Virender sehwag is the only indian batsman to hit two triple hundreds in test cricket. Laras 400 not out is the highest individual score in test cricket, which came.
Virender sehwag is a former indian cricketer and former captain of the indian national cricket team. Rohit sharma reveals who backed him to break virender. Virender sehwag pronunciation help info born 20 october 1978 is a former indian cricketer. 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. Viru, who had been representing delhi daredevils, since the inception of the league, will now play under the captaincy of. Double ton, breaks virender sehwag and sachin tendulkars record. Star batsman virat kohli on friday eclipsed legendary sachin tendulkar and virender sehwag by amassing a record seventh double hundred, the highest in indian cricket history. A brilliant account of the success story of virender sehwag the living legend of cricket. Sehwag holds multiple records including the highest score made by an indian in test. Former india batsman virender sehwag announces retirement.
The foundation of the sehwag cricket academy was laid by virender sehwag with the sole aim of providing quality cricket training, worldclass cricketing infrastructure, and opportunity to learn from experts in the field of cricket through a fun and innovative environment. He holds numerous records in international and indian cricket. 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. Examining the impact that virender sehwags berserker pace has on his teammates and their batting. Virat kohli shattered records and entered the history books by smashing. Virender sehwag simple english wikipedia, the free. Sehwag reserved special praise for young verma and called her rockstar after another brilliant knock from her. Record book india smash the highest world cup total the. Sehwag decided to complete indias first triple century in a manner which no one else had done in. Warner picks rohit to break laras record test score. For years batting in test cricket, more so as an opener, was all about. Tendulkar started early and went too far in his career to register numerous records in international cricket. Virat kohli on friday eclipsed legendary sachin tendulkar and virender sehwag by. 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 in tests, sehwag has scored centuries against all the test cricket playing nations except bangladesh.
Today, march 29 is another special day for indian cricket fans as virender sehwag entered the record books by hitting two triple centuries four. Virender sehwag had a mediocre 2003 cricket world cup, scoring 299 runs at an. King kohli surpasses tendulkar, sehwag for record double hundreds. Virender sehwag smashes 219, a new odi record 219 from 149 balls, with 25 fours and 7 sixes, pushing sachin tendulkar to the slowest double century maker in odi history. Sehwag est le troisieme batteur, apres donald bradman et brian lara, a avoir reussi deux triplecenturies a ce niveau.
This bat has been designed for the big hitters like sehwag. Virender sehwag, his coach rajkumar sharma, author of the book vijay. Virender sehwag about this sound pronunciation helpinfo born 20 october 1978 is a former. The opener eclipses sachin tendulkars tally of 200 with a sensational 219 off just 149 balls against the west indies. Virat kohli surpasses tendulkar, sehwag for record double. Virender sehwag hits record oneday international score. Virender sehwag retires from international cricket, ipl.
Virender sehwag backed virat kohli to break most records but said that there was one sachin tendulkar record that no one will be able to break. Anand aa raha hai ladkiyon ka performance dekhne mein, sehwag. 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. Virat kohli hits seventh double ton, breaks virender sehwag and. When i met virender sehwag while playing for delhi in the ipl.
Record book india smash the highest world cup total. 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. Virender sehwag player profile odi cricket howstat. The indian skipper, who now has 26 test hundreds and 69 international tons 43 in odis, for a brief period of time had also surpassed sir don bradmans eight scores of 150 plus before reaching his double hundred.
Virender sehwag becomes indias 1st triple centurion. Sehwag, v one day internationals, profile, statistical overview, batting graphs. Poonam pandey applauds sehwag by dedicating her bikini video. He played his first one day international in 1999 and joined the indian test side in 2001. Sehwag became indias first test centurion vs pakistan in 2004 and in 2008, he bettered his own record against south africa. The indian skipper, who now has 26 test hundreds and 69 international tons 43 in odis, for a brief period of time had also surpassed sir don bradmans eight scores of. Virender sehwag sehwag launched a book titled umeed india, brought out by epic channel and rupa publications. 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. Paras anand, director sg, said the bat has been designed for big hitters.
India makes historical win in chennai test, lead series 10. Indias top 9 destructive batsmen in odi cricket yahoo. Rohit sharma reveals who backed him to break virender sehwag s record during his maiden odi doubleton may 20, 2020 may 20, 2020 by shubro mukherjee rohit sharmas breakthrough season in international cricket finally arrived during the 20 season, when he was promoted up the order during the champions trophy in england. Get virender sehwagcricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about virender sehwag.
Virender sehwag player profile test cricket howstat. List of international cricket centuries by virender sehwag. David warner, on saturday, registered his name in the record books after playing a monumental knock of 335 not out against pakistan at the. Virender sehwagcricket player profile from india at ndtv sports. There is something that everybody can extract from this book. Olympics, commonwealth games bigger than cricket events. An aggressive righthanded openingbatsman and a parttime rightarm offspin bowler, he played his first one day international in 1999 and joined the indian testteam in 2001. Wah bhai wah, virender sehwag calls shafali verma a. Virender sehwag profile cricket player,indiavirender sehwag. His statistics include 1 test playing for the icc against. Virender sehwag is a famous indian cricketer and a significant member of the indian national cricket team since 1999. Indian opening batsman rohit sharma on monday revealed that former cricketer yuvraj singh wanted him to score more runs and break virender sehwag s then record for the highest odi score.
He is a top order righthanded batsman and a right arm off break bowler. Virender sehwag born 20 october 1978 is an indian cricketer. Indian cricket player virendra sehwag inaugurate a store for sportswear and athletic. India captain virat kohli on friday eclipsed legendary sachin tendulkar and virender sehwag by amassing a record seventh double hundred, the most in indian cricket history. Virender sehwag profile cricket player,indiavirender. Virender sehwags best record 219 runs off 149 balls. He was renowned as a destructive and aggressive player.
Sehwag, who interviewed two athletes at a book launch programme, also said other sportspersons get too little facilities as compared to what cricketers get. In the past year, virat kohli has been on a recordbreaking spree and former india batsman virender sehwag has backed the indian captain to break all the records by the time he retires. Former india opening batsman virender sehwag on thursday made a bold statement that multisport events like the olympics and the commonwealth games are bigger than cricket events. These are all records of virender sehwag in cricket. Virender sehwag looks back at the shattered stumps bcci the moment he went through a slightly lean patch, a lot of wellmeaning advice came his way, about moving his feet a. Virender sehwag is an indian cricketer whose aggressive batting has found success at the. 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. Virendra sehwag latest news on virendra sehwag read.
In april 2009, sehwag became the only indian to be honoured as the wisden leading cricketer in the world for his performance in 2008, subsequently. Also offering free live scores, live streaming, betting, photos and cricket videos, cricket tv and scorecards. Virender sehwag is an indian cricketer whose aggressive batting has found success at the top of the batting order. Twitter the veteran cricketers, who have made a name for themselves have come together for a unique cricket contest. King kohli surpasses tendulkar, sehwag for record double. Cricket world is the website to visit for the latest breaking sports news from all around the world of cricket including tests, odis and twenty20s and major tournaments such as the world cup 2011 and the indian premier league. Virender sehwag breaks mentor sachin tendulkars record. Get virender sehwagcricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all. The discarded indian opener, virender sehwag, will represent kings x1 punjab in the seventh edition of the cashrich indian premier league. Virender sehwag was one of indias most dangerous batsmen, given his approach of taking on the bowlers right from the first ball. David warner credits virender sehwag for success in tests. First player to be dismissed at least once in the 90s, 190s and 290s in test cricket.
Sehwag, v test cricket, profile, statistical overview, batting graphs, bowling. Flamboyant opener virender sehwag plundered a world record score of 219 on thursday as india piled up a mammoth 4185 against the west indies in. It is virus fan page and viru fans can join here and support. Star batsman virat kohli on friday eclipsed legendary sachin tendulkar and virender sehwag by amassing a record seventh double hundred, the. Nicknamed veeru by teammates and fans alike, virendar sehwag was born on. Kohli surpasses tendulkar, sehwag for record double. Virender sehwag is pictured above during the match against pakistan in the 2004 icc champions trophy. Sehwag, one of only four players to score two triplecenturies in tests, retired. List of records held by virender sehwag in international cricket.
Virender sehwag sehwag also said other sportspersons get too little facilities as compared to what cricketers get. 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. He spent his childhood in a joint family with siblings. Sehwag 219 runs in 149 balls against west indies virender sehwag double century highlights duration. Virender sehwag left and sourav ganguly made merry against lightweights. Virender sehwag ipl, clt20, odis, tests and t20 profile. The sehwag effect wisden asia cricket, april 2005 rahul bhattacharya. Virender sehwag reveals one sachin tendulkar record no one. Virat kohli will break all the records by the time he. He is a right arm batsman and right arm offspin bowler.
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