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
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Over 16,000 runs
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ODI Stats
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Test Cricket Records
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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.