Virender Sehwag

**Virender Sehwag** is a former Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian National Cricket Team. He was renowned as a destructive and aggressive player. He holds numerous records in international and Indian cricket. He is a right arm batsman and right arm off-spin bowler.

Sehwag was the first Indian batsman to score Triple century in Test cricket. He scored 319 off 278 balls against South Africa in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. It is the fastest triple century since then. He holds the massive Indian record of scoring the fastest 300,250,200 and 150 in Test cricket. Sehwag is the only personality of any nationality to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World twice.

## Infobox (cricketer)

- **name**: Virender Sehwag
- **image**: Virender Sehwag at the NDTV Marks for Sports event 13.jpg
- **caption**: Sehwag in 2012
- **country**: India
- **fullname**: Virender Sehwag
- **nickname**: Viru, Nawab of Najafgarh, Sultan of Multan
- **birth place**: Najafgarh, Delhi, India
- **heightft**: 5
- **heightinch**: 8
- **batting**: Right-handed
- **bowling**: Right arm off spin, off break
- **role**: Batting order (cricket)#Opening batters, Opening batter
- **international**: true
- **internationalspan**: 1999–2013
- **testdebutdate**: 3 November
- **testdebutyear**: 2001
- **testdebutagainst**: South Africa
- **testcap**: 239
- **lasttestdate**: 2 March
- **lasttestyear**: 2013
- **lasttestagainst**: Australia
- **odidebutdate**: 1 April
- **odidebutyear**: 1999
- **odidebutagainst**: Pakistan
- **odicap**: 123
- **lastodidate**: 3 January
- **lastodiyear**: 2013
- **lastodiagainst**: Pakistan
- **odishirt**: 44
- **t20idebutdate**: 1 December
- **t20idebutyear**: 2006
- **t20idebutagainst**: South Africa
- **t20icap**: 9
- **lastt20idate**: 2 October
- **lastt20iyear**: 2012
- **lastt20iagainst**: South Africa
- **club1**: Delhi cricket team, Delhi
- **club2**: Haryana cricket team, Haryana
- **year2**: 2015
- **club3**: Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicestershire
- **year3**: 2003
- **club4**: Delhi Daredevils
- **year4**: 2008–2013
- **club5**: Marylebone Cricket Club
- **year5**: 2014
- **club6**: Kings XI Punjab
- **year6**: 2014–2015
- **columns**: 4
- **column1**: Test cricket, Test
- **matches1**: 104
- **runs1**: 8,586
- **bat avg1**: 49.34
- **100s/50s1**: 23/32
- **top score1**: 319
- **deliveries1**: 3,731
- **wickets1**: 40
- **bowl avg1**: 47.35
- **fivefor1**: 1
- **tenfor1**: 0
- **best bowling1**: 5/104
- **catches/stumpings1**: 91/–
- **column2**: One Day International, ODI
- **matches2**: 251
- **runs2**: 8,273
- **bat avg2**: 35.05
- **100s/50s2**: 15/38
- **top score2**: 219
- **deliveries2**: 4,392
- **wickets2**: 96
- **bowl avg2**: 40.13
- **fivefor2**: 0
- **tenfor2**: 0
- **best bowling2**: 4/6
- **catches/stumpings2**: 93/–
- **column3**: First class cricket, FC
- **matches3**: 194
- **runs3**: 14,683
- **bat avg3**: 47.36
- **100s/50s3**: 42/55
- **top score3**: 319
- **deliveries3**: 8,614
- **wickets3**: 105
- **bowl avg3**: 42.57
- **fivefor3**: 1
- **tenfor3**: 0
- **best bowling3**: 5/104
- **catches/stumpings3**: 166/–
- **column4**: List A cricket, LA
- **matches4**: 332
- **runs4**: 10,454
- **bat avg4**: 34.05
- **100s/50s4**: 16/57
- **top score4**: 219
- **deliveries4**: 6,009
- **wickets4**: 142
- **bowl avg4**: 36.29
- **fivefor4**: 0
- **tenfor4**: 0
- **best bowling4**: 4/6
- **catches/stumpings4**: 120/–
- **date**: 6 January
- **year**: 2016
- **source**: https://www.espncricinfo.com/sl-tri2010/content/player/35263.html ESPNcricinfo