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Virender Sehwag (pronunciation ⓘ, born 20 October 1978) is a former Indian cricketer who represented India from 1999 to 2013. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive openers [ citation needed ] and one of the greatest batsmen of his era, he played for Delhi Capitals in IPL and Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket.
As Virender Sehwag, then fond of short-sleeved shirts, joined his idol Sachin Tendulkar on the center strip at the Mangaung Oval, the standard definition generation suddenly found it difficult...
Oct 2, 2012 · Virender Sehwag has constructed an extraordinary career with a relentless quest, and a genius, for boundary hitting. With minimal footwork but maximum intent, he has piled Test runs at a faster...
Nov 13, 2023 · Virender Sehwag: ICC Hall of Fame 2023 inductee Records galore for flamboyant opener Sehwag holds a bevy of batting records and none are as impressive as his impressive feat of having the highest score by an Indian in Test cricket for his quickfire 319 against South Africa at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in 2008.
Jan 6, 2016 · Virender Sehwag talks about why he hung up his boots when he did, flaws in the Indian domestic system, and his coaching ambitions
Originally a middle-order batter, Sehwag struck a century on his Test debut against South Africa and was soon moved up the order by India’s captain Sourav Ganguly. He revolutionised the opener’s role in Test cricket and ended up scoring more runs at a greater rate than anyone in Test history.
After 16 years of a thoroughly entertaining and mesmerising career, Virender Sehwag has decided to retire from international cricket and from the Indian Premier League (IPL). Sehwag began his India journey in 1999 with an ODI against Pakistan in Mohali, as a middle-order batsman.
