Happy Birthday Virender Sehwag: A Look At India Opener's Legendary Records - In Pics
Sehwag built an incredible career out of persistent pursuit of boundaries and a flair for smashing them. With minimum footwork but tremendous determination, he has piled Test runs at a faster pace than anyone in the history of cricket. Bowlers were confident in their chances against a batter who played so many strokes; it's simply that Sehwag was far more confident in his chances against them. As the former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag celebrates his 45th birthday on Friday, let's take a look at his career and records.
Sehwag built an incredible career out of persistent pursuit of boundaries and a flair for smashing them. With minimum footwork but tremendous determination, he has piled Test runs at a faster pace than anyone in the history of cricket. Bowlers were confident in their chances against a batter who played so many strokes; it's simply that Sehwag was far more confident in his chances against them. As the former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag celebrates his 45th birthday on Friday, let's take a look at his career and records.
Happy Birthday Virender Sehwag
Over 16,000 runs
ODI Stats
Test Cricket Records
He is the only player in Test cricket history to achieve two triple-hundreds, as well as the third fastest player to reach 7000 runs in the same format. He also holds a rare record of taking four catches as a substitute in a Test match. As a captain, Sehwag has the greatest number of runs (219) in an innings.