- 27-Dec-2011: India's flamboyant opener Virender Sehwag completed 8000 Test runs when he took a single off Peter Siddle-delivery on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne.
- 08-Dec-2011: Virender Sehwag (219) became the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to make a double century in ODIs in the 4th ODI against the West Indies in Indore.
- Virender Sehwag, the sixth Indian to get 8000 ODI runs, is the only batsman in world cricket to achieve the milestone with a strike rate of over 100.
- Virender Sehwag became the seventh batsman in ODIs to hit 1000 boundaries during the sixth tri-series match against New Zealand. The record of hitting the most number of ODI boundaries is held by Sachin Tendulkar who has 1927 boundaries so far.
- March 29, 2004: Batting on 295 in the Multan Test, Sehwag charged down the pitch to Saqlain Mushtaq and muscled the ball over cow-corner for a six. He is first batsmen complete his triple hundred with six. It was India's first triple hundred in Tests, and set up their first Test win in Pakistan.
Virender Sehwag Profile, Indian Cricket Player Virender Sehwag Biography, Information About Delhi Batsman Veeru
Virender Sehwag (India)
Full Name: Virender SehwagDate of Birth: Oct 20, 1978, Delhi
Major Team: India, Asia XI, Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, ICC World XI, India Blue, Kings XI Punjab, Leicestershire, Marylebone Cricket Club, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI
Playing Roll: Batting All Rounder
Batting Style: Right
Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak
Nick Name: Veeru, Viru
International Debut: 1999
Batting And Fielding Records
| Type | M | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 104 | 180 | 6 | 8586 | 319 | 49.34 | 10441 | 82.23 | 23 | 32 | 1233 | 91 | 91 | - |
| ODI | 251 | 245 | 9 | 8273 | 219 | 35.06 | 7929 | 104.34 | 15 | 38 | 1132 | 136 | 93 | - |
| T20I | 19 | 18 | 0 | 394 | 68 | 21.89 | 271 | 145.39 | - | 2 | 43 | 16 | 2 | - |
Bowling Records
| Type | M | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Eco | SR | 4W | 5W | 10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 104 | 91 | 3731 | 1894 | 40 | 5/104 | 5/118 | 47.35 | 3.05 | 93.28 | - | 1 | - |
| ODI | 251 | 146 | 4392 | 3853 | 96 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 40.14 | 5.26 | 45.75 | 1 | - | - |
| T20I | 19 | 1 | 6 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20.00 | - | - | - | - |
Career Statistics
Test Debut: South Africa v India at Bloemfontein, 03-06, Nov 2001ODI Debut: India v Pakistan at Chandigarh, Apr 01, 1999
T20I Debut: South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 01, 2006
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