Sehwag, Virender, << seh VAHG, vee REHN dehr >> (1978-…), an Indian cricket star, ranks among the leading batsmen in the history of the sport. Sehwag, who bats right-handed, holds numerous batting records. In a 2008 match against South Africa, he scored 319 runs, the highest score by an Indian in a Test cricket match. Test matches are part of the highest level of play in international cricket competition. Sehwag also achieved the fastest triple century in the history of international cricket, reaching 300 off only 278 balls. A triple century is a score of between 300 and 399 runs in a single innings. Sehwag also posted innings of 309 and 293 runs during his Test career. In One Day International (ODI) competition in 2009, he batted a century in only 60 balls, the fastest ever scored by an Indian in an ODI match. A century is a score of between 100 and 199 runs in a single innings. For a discussion of cricket positions and terms, see Cricket .
Sehwag was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2008 and 2009. He became the first player from any country to receive the award in consecutive years. Wisden is a reference book published in the United Kingdom that is considered the standard reference work for the sport.
In a 2011 match against the West Indies, Sehwag hit his first double century in ODI cricket, joining the Indian star Sachin Tendulkar as the only batsman to reach that mark. A double century is a score of between 200 and 299 runs in a single innings. Sehwag was the first player in the world to score a double hundred in ODI and a triple hundred in Test competition. He is also one of only four batsmen in the world ever to score more than 300 runs twice in Test cricket.
Sehwag was born on Oct. 20, 1978, in Delhi . He made his ODI debut in 1999 against Pakistan and his Test debut in 2001 against South Africa. In domestic cricket, Sehwag played for Delhi from 1997 to 2015 and for Haryana in 2015. He also played for the Delhi Daredevils from 2008 to 2013 and Kings XI Punjab from 2014 to 2015. He briefly played for Leicestershire in the United Kingdom in 2003 and for the Maratha Arabians in the United Arab Emirates in 2017. Sehwag retired from international cricket in 2015. Since then, he has worked as a coach and commentator.
