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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 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and one of the greatest batsmen of his era, he played for Delhi Capitals in IPL and Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket.
Sehwag is the first Indian to score a triple century (300 or more runs), and has done so twice—309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa in Chennai in 2008. [10] The latter is the fastest triple century in Test cricket, the 300 coming up off just 278 balls, and is also the highest score with a strike rate over 100 ...
After this in 2011 Virender Sehwag scored highest 219 runs against west indies. At that time Sehwag became the second player to score a double century in Men's One Day Internationals . In women's cricket Amelia Kerr of New Zealand set a new highest individual score in women's ODI when she broke Belinda Clark 's 21-year-old record on 13 June ...
The others are Brian Lara and Chris Gayle (both West Indies), and Virender Sehwag . A triple century (an individual score of 300 runs or more) in Test cricket has been scored on 32 occasions by 28 batsmen from eight of the twelve Test-cricket playing nations. [1] No player from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland or Zimbabwe has scored 300. [1]
Virender Sehwag was particularly watchful, and at one stage, had made only 16 runs from 53 balls. The two openers also played out three successive maidens within this period. However, by lunch, they made 89 for no loss, and by then Sehwag had completed his fifty from 78 balls, with eight fours and one six, the latter being swung away inside-out ...
Virender Sehwag's 309* on day three was the second time an Indian has scored a triple century. Sehwag also scored the first one. [1] Sehwag became the first Indian batsman to score two triple centuries in tests. Sehwag also scored the fastest triple century in terms of deliveries (278).
Indians in Pakistan in 2003-04 India Pakistan Dates 11 March 2004 – 16 April 2004 Captains Sourav Ganguly (ODIs and 3rd Test) Rahul Dravid (1st and 2nd Tests) Inzamam-ul-Haq Test series Result India won the 3-match series 2–1 Most runs Virender Sehwag (438) Mohammad Yousuf (280) Most wickets Anil Kumble (15) Danish Kaneria (7) Player of the series Virender Sehwag (Ind) One Day ...
Virender Sehwag's score of 219 broke the previous record for the highest individual ODI score by Sachin Tendulkar. It was the second double-century by a batsman in ODI cricket. The innings consisted of 25 fours and 7 sixes, hitting 65% of his runs with boundaries. [5] India registered their highest ever total in ODIs.