Virender Sehwag
Full name Virender Sehwag
Born October 20, 1978,
Current age 33 years 176 days
Major teams
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO
Tests 96 167 6 8178 319 50.79 9974 81.99 22 32 1174 88 74 0
ODIs 245 239 9 8090 219 35.17 7728 104.68 15 37 1110 136 90 0
T20Is 16 15 0 340 68 22.66 223 152.46 0 2 37 15 1 0
First-class 160 268 10 12683 319 49.15 36 50 133 0
List A 315 304 14 10043 219 34.63 16 54 114 0
Twenty20 85 84 4 2179 119 27.23 1374 158.58 1 13 261 87 19 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls
Tests 96 89 3713 1889 40 5/104 5/118 47.22 3.05 92.8 0 1 0
ODIs 245 143 4314 3792 95 4/6 4/6 39.91 5.27 45.4 1 0 0
T20Is 16 1 6 20 0 - - - 20.00 - 0 0 0
First-class 160 8452 4389 105 5/104 41.80 3.11 80.4 1 0
List A 315 5919 5085 141 4/6 4/6 36.06 5.15 41.9 3 0 0
Twenty20 85 22 316 424 22 3/14 3/14 19.27 8.05 14.3 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut
Last Test
Test statistics
ODI debut
Last ODI
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Last T20I
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1997/98
Last First-class
List A debut 1997/98
Last List A
Twenty20 debut Leicestershire v Yorkshire at
Last Twenty20 Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings at
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
33 Daredevils v Super Kings Delhi 10 Apr 2012 Twenty20
0 Daredevils v RCB Bangalore 7 Apr 2012 Twenty20
20 Daredevils v KKR Kolkata 5 Apr 2012 Twenty20
0/24, 30
3/43, 5
0/9, 0
20
10
23
4
Profile
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 pace than anyone in the history of cricket. Bowlers must always fancy their chances against a batsman who plays so many strokes; it's just that Sehwag fancies his chances against them much more.
As a starry-eyed youngster from Najafgarh, where his family ran a flour mill, Sehwag grew up, like many others from his generation, wanting to be Sachin Tendulkar. Indeed, when he scored his first one-day hundred, filling up for his injured idol against
His uncomplicated approach - batting is all about scoring as many runs as quickly as possible - belies a sharp and street-smart cricket mind. He has a keen grasp of his own, and his opponents', strengths and weaknesses and exploits them in a forensic manner. What appears risky to many, is merely an opportunity for him, and his lack of footwork, which does get him in trouble against the moving ball, is mostly an advantage, for it creates space for his brilliant handwork. Few batsmen have hit the ball harder square on the off side, and fewer still have hit them as frequently. And the sight of a spinner brings the savage out in him: and for many spectacular assaults against the world's leading spinners, there have numerous outrageous dismissals against the not-so-reputed ones.
The most remarkable aspect of Sehwag's career of course has been his ability to build massive scores at breathtaking speed. He holds the Indian record for highest number of Test double-hundreds, and came within seven runs of becoming the first batsman to score three triple-hundreds. That innings, against
Sehwag is equally refreshing off the field and shares his views on the game in an endearingly direct and candid manner, a rare trait among contemporary cricketers. He is, in every sense, a true original.
End piece :
Do you think he should bat at 4 in sorts of cricket including IPL and strengthen the middle order . Except for that 219 made by him recently he has been a utter failure and I feel and cricket enthusiasts will agree with me that he should not go the way krish Srikkanth went. I used to get up at 2.30 in the morning when he was great guns in Newzealand and was disappointed when we holed out in the deep first ball of Deepak Patel. That was the start of the end of Krish and I don’t want any reapeats . He is the best batsman on his day but when will that day be. He is spoiling his career by picking up fights with MSD on captaincy which he knows very well that is hot seat. Tendulkar, Vengarsarkar Kapildev Azhar Ganguly Dravid have all gone through this and you will remember the day Dravid declared the innings when Tendulkar was going strong at 196 and that bitterness is still showing tendulkar may or may not agree. Players should play for the country glory than personal glory and Gavaskars tendulkars are no exceptions. Allan Border Norman Oniell Martin Crow Micheael Clarke to mention a few who kept country in front unlike our cricket greats. How many of our cricket greats have converted 100s into 200s or 300s except Sehwag Lara or Hayden. Hats off to these. My only wish is that Sehwag plays for long for India and beats the eluding 400+ by Lara.
Virender Sehwag
Full name Virender Sehwag
Born October 20, 1978,
Current age 33 years 176 days
Major teams
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO
Tests 96 167 6 8178 319 50.79 9974 81.99 22 32 1174 88 74 0
ODIs 245 239 9 8090 219 35.17 7728 104.68 15 37 1110 136 90 0
T20Is 16 15 0 340 68 22.66 223 152.46 0 2 37 15 1 0
First-class 160 268 10 12683 319 49.15 36 50 133 0
List A 315 304 14 10043 219 34.63 16 54 114 0
Twenty20 85 84 4 2179 119 27.23 1374 158.58 1 13 261 87 19 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls
Tests 96 89 3713 1889 40 5/104 5/118 47.22 3.05 92.8 0 1 0
ODIs 245 143 4314 3792 95 4/6 4/6 39.91 5.27 45.4 1 0 0
T20Is 16 1 6 20 0 - - - 20.00 - 0 0 0
First-class 160 8452 4389 105 5/104 41.80 3.11 80.4 1 0
List A 315 5919 5085 141 4/6 4/6 36.06 5.15 41.9 3 0 0
Twenty20 85 22 316 424 22 3/14 3/14 19.27 8.05 14.3 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut
Last Test
Test statistics
ODI debut
Last ODI
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Last T20I
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1997/98
Last First-class
List A debut 1997/98
Last List A
Twenty20 debut Leicestershire v Yorkshire at
Last Twenty20 Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings at
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
33 Daredevils v Super Kings Delhi 10 Apr 2012 Twenty20
0 Daredevils v RCB Bangalore 7 Apr 2012 Twenty20
20 Daredevils v KKR Kolkata 5 Apr 2012 Twenty20
0/24, 30
3/43, 5
0/9, 0
20
10
23
4
Profile
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 pace than anyone in the history of cricket. Bowlers must always fancy their chances against a batsman who plays so many strokes; it's just that Sehwag fancies his chances against them much more.
As a starry-eyed youngster from Najafgarh, where his family ran a flour mill, Sehwag grew up, like many others from his generation, wanting to be Sachin Tendulkar. Indeed, when he scored his first one-day hundred, filling up for his injured idol against
His uncomplicated approach - batting is all about scoring as many runs as quickly as possible - belies a sharp and street-smart cricket mind. He has a keen grasp of his own, and his opponents', strengths and weaknesses and exploits them in a forensic manner. What appears risky to many, is merely an opportunity for him, and his lack of footwork, which does get him in trouble against the moving ball, is mostly an advantage, for it creates space for his brilliant handwork. Few batsmen have hit the ball harder square on the off side, and fewer still have hit them as frequently. And the sight of a spinner brings the savage out in him: and for many spectacular assaults against the world's leading spinners, there have numerous outrageous dismissals against the not-so-reputed ones.
The most remarkable aspect of Sehwag's career of course has been his ability to build massive scores at breathtaking speed. He holds the Indian record for highest number of Test double-hundreds, and came within seven runs of becoming the first batsman to score three triple-hundreds. That innings, against
Sehwag is equally refreshing off the field and shares his views on the game in an endearingly direct and candid manner, a rare trait among contemporary cricketers. He is, in every sense, a true original.
End piece :
Do you think he should bat at 4 in sorts of cricket including IPL and strengthen the middle order . Except for that 219 made by him recently he has been a utter failure and I feel and cricket enthusiasts will agree with me that he should not go the way krish Srikkanth went. I used to get up at 2.30 in the morning when he was great guns in Newzealand and was disappointed when we holed out in the deep first ball of Deepak Patel. That was the start of the end of Krish and I don’t want any reapeats . He is the best batsman on his day but when will that day be. He is spoiling his career by picking up fights with MSD on captaincy which he knows very well that is hot seat. Tendulkar, Vengarsarkar Kapildev Azhar Ganguly Dravid have all gone through this and you will remember the day Dravid declared the innings when Tendulkar was going strong at 196 and that bitterness is still showing tendulkar may or may not agree. Players should play for the country glory than personal glory and Gavaskars tendulkars are no exceptions. Allan Border Norman Oniell Martin Crow Micheael Clarke to mention a few who kept country in front unlike our cricket greats. How many of our cricket greats have converted 100s into 200s or 300s except Sehwag Lara or Hayden. Hats off to these. My only wish is that Sehwag plays for long for India and beats the eluding 400+ by Lara.
