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He played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian Test side in 2001. In April 2009, Sehwag became the first Indian to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008, subsequently becoming the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009.
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- Early Life: Sehwag was born into a Jat family to a grain merchant father. He first attended Arora Vidya School and later finished his graduation from Jamia Milia Islamia.
- Childhood ban: His father once tried to end his cricketing aspirations when he was 12 after he broke a tooth during a cricket match. Sehwag however escaped the ban with his mother’s help.
- First-Class debut: Sehwag made his First-Class debut against Tamil Nadu in February 1998 in Chennai. His maiden First-Class victim was former India player WV Raman.
- Maiden First-Class ton: In only his second First-Class game, two days after his 20th birthday, Sehwag scored his maiden First-Class century. Coming in to bat at No. 7, he scored 118 runs from 147 balls.
He revolutionised the opener’s role in Test cricket and ended up scoring more runs at a greater rate than anyone in Test history. Sehwag brought up India’s first Test triple-century in March 2004 with a six against Pakistan, and four years later he again passed the 300 mark against South Africa at Chennai from just 278 balls.
Nov 13, 2023 · Sehwag had a promising junior career and had already made plenty of runs at domestic level when he earnt a first international call-up for India as a brash 21-year-old in April 1999. That first cap came in an ODI against arch-rival Pakistan in Mohali and Sehwag failed to make much of an impact coming in at No.7 when he was trapped in front and ...
In 2006, during India's tour of Pakistan, Sehwag combined with Rahul Dravid to score a phenomenal and chanceless 254 on the way to a 410-run partnership, just falling short of the record for the ...
Oct 2, 2012 · Read about Virender Sehwag cricket player from India profile, stats, rankings, records, videos, photos at ESPNcricinfo
Mar 29, 2024 · NEW DELHI: Two decades ago, on March 29, 2004, cricket witnessed an iconic moment as the then-India opener Virender Sehwag etched his name in history books by becoming the first Indian player to score a triple century in Test cricket.
