Tuesday marked an end of an era for cricket as former India opener Virender Sehwag followed his retirement from international cricket by confirming that he was also bringing to a close his time in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Known for his flamboyant, aggressive style, Sehwag made his debut for India in April 1999 in an ODI at Mohali against Pakistan. A first Test match followed in November 2001 at Bloemfontein against South Africa, where he announced himself by hitting a century.
Sehwag went on to make two triple centuries in Tests and one double century in ODIs for India, and became the quickest batsman to score 250 (in 207 balls) and 300 (in 278 balls) in Test cricket.
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Here, Sport360 looks at the numbers behind his dazzling career.
VIRENDER SEHWAG
Born:
October 20, 1978, Delhi, India
Age:
37 years
Teams:
India, ICC World XI, Asia XI, Delhi, Haryana, North Zone, Rest of India, Leicestershire, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab
Batting:
Right-hand opening batsman
Bowling:
Right-arm off-break bowler
Test debut:
vs South Africa at Bloemfontein November 3-6, 2001
Last Test:
vs Australia at Hyderabad March 2-5, 2013
ODI debut:
vs Pakistan at Mohali April 1, 1999
Last ODI:
vs Pakistan at Kolkata January 3, 2013
T20I debut:
vs South Africa v India at Johannesburg December 1, 2006
Last T20I:
vs South Africa at Colombo RPSOctober 2, 2012
International career
Format
Mts
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
Cts
Tests
104
180
6
8586
319
49.34
82.23
23
32
91
ODIs
251
245
9
8273
219
35.05
104.33
15
38
93
T20Is
19
18
0
394
68
21.88
145.38
0
2
2
Total
374
443
15
17253
319
40.31
92.55
38
72
186
Format
Mts
Balls
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Best
Ave
R/o
S/R
5w
Tests
104
3731
74
1894
40
5/104
47.35
3.04
93.28
1
ODIs
251
4392
13
3853
96
4/6
40.13
5.26
45.75
0
T20Is
19
6
0
20
0
–
–
20.00
–
0
Total
374
8129
87
5767
136
5/104
42.40
4.25
59.77
1
Test career
For
Mts
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
India
103
178
6
8503
319
49.43
82.18
23
31
ICC World XI
1
2
0
83
76
41.50
87.36
0
1
Total
104
180
6
8586
319
49.34
82.23
23
32
Highest: 319 v South Africa at Chennai in March 2008
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Against
Mts
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
Australia
23
45
1
1821
195
41.38
75.68
3
10
South Africa
15
26
0
1306
319
50.23
80.56
5
2
Pakistan
9
14
0
1276
309
91.14
80.2
4
2
Sri Lanka
11
18
1
1239
293
72.88
99.83
5
3
West Indies
10
17
0
888
180
52.23
88.35
2
5
New Zealand
12
21
1
883
173
44.15
83.38
2
3
England
17
29
1
821
117
29.32
75.39
2
4
Bangladesh
4
6
1
176
56
35.2
84.61
0
2
Zimbabwe
3
4
1
176
74
58.66
79.63
0
1
Played
Mts
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
in India
52
89
3
4656
319
54.13
83.42
13
19
in Australia
11
22
0
1031
195
46.86
74.60
2
5
in Pakistan
6
8
0
732
309
91.50
85.91
2
1
in Sri Lanka
6
11
1
692
201*
69.20
95.71
3
2
in South Africa
8
15
0
382
105
25.46
67.85
1
1
in West Indies
4
7
0
357
180
51.00
86.44
1
1
in England
6
10
0
278
106
27.80
64.50
1
1
in New Zealand
5
9
0
180
48
20.00
97.29
0
0
in Bangladesh
4
6
1
176
56
35.20
84.61
0
2
in Zimbabwe
2
3
1
102
44
51.00
99.02
0
0
Home and Away
Mts
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
home
52
89
3
4656
319
54.13
83.42
13
19
away
52
91
3
3930
309
44.65
80.86
10
13
Batting position
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
1
23
1
1169
254
53.13
78.77
3
5
2
147
5
7038
319
49.56
83.87
19
25
3
1
0
5
5
5.00
125.00
0
0
6
3
0
210
105
70.00
64.22
1
1
7
6
0
164
66
27.33
69.78
0
1
ODI career
For
Mts
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
India
241
235
9
7995
219
35.37
104.44
15
37
Asia XI
7
7
0
214
52
30.57
102.39
0
1
ICC World XI
3
3
0
64
37
21.33
98.46
0
0
Total
251
245
9
8273
219
35.05
104.33
15
38
Highest: 219 v West Indies at Indore on 8 December 2011
Opponent
Mts
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
Sri Lanka
55
52
3
1699
146
34.67
110.18
2
5
New Zealand
23
23
1
1157
130
52.59
103.95
6
3
Pakistan
31
31
0
1071
119
34.54
102.58
2
6
England
27
27
0
1008
126
37.33
102.33
1
7
West Indies
27
27
2
836
219
33.44
102.57
2
3
Australia
30
29
0
629
82
21.68
88.96
0
3
Bangladesh
12
12
0
503
175
41.91
124.19
1
3
South Africa
18
18
1
497
77*
29.23
96.69
0
3
Zimbabwe
9
7
0
230
90
32.85
95.04
0
1
Africa XI
6
6
0
169
52
28.16
99.41
0
1
Kenya
5
5
2
163
55*
54.33
103.82
0
2
Bermuda
1
1
0
114
114
114.00
131.03
1
0
Hong Kong
1
1
0
78
78
78.00
177.27
0
1
ICC World XI
1
1
0
45
45
45.00
115.38
0
0
Netherlands
2
2
0
45
39
22.50
128.57
0
0
Namibia
1
1
0
24
24
24.00
100.00
0
0
Ireland
1
1
0
5
5
5.00
166.66
0
0
UAE
1
1
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
Played
Mts
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
in India
90
87
2
3045
219
35.82
106.72
5
14
in Sri Lanka
39
38
3
1295
126
37.00
104.43
4
4
in Bangladesh
16
16
0
724
175
45.25
118.49
1
4
in New Zealand
12
12
1
598
125*
54.36
103.10
3
2
in Pakistan
12
12
0
584
119
48.66
128.35
1
4
in South Africa
22
22
2
542
82
27.10
90.63
0
4
in West Indies
11
11
0
454
114
41.27
99.56
1
2
in Australia
20
20
0
450
90
22.50
90.54
0
1
in England
12
12
0
261
71
21.75
87.58
0
1
in Zimbabwe
10
9
1
202
75
25.25
95.73
0
1
in UAE
1
1
0
73
73
73.00
87.95
0
1
in Malaysia
4
4
0
28
10
7.00
87.50
0
0
in Netherlands
2
1
0
17
17
17.00
113.33
0
0
Home and Away
Mts
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
home
87
84
2
2940
219
35.85
106.32
5
13
away
92
90
4
3063
175
35.61
103.16
6
13
neutral
72
71
3
2270
126
33.38
103.41
4
12
Batting position
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
50
1
124
0
3996
175
32.22
103.38
6
17
2
88
6
3522
219
42.95
106.27
8
18
3
11
1
352
114
35.20
108.97
1
1
4
8
1
203
77*
29.00
105.18
0
1
5
5
0
60
29
12.00
73.17
0
0
6
7
1
127
58
21.16
93.38
0
1
7
1
0
1
1
1.00
50.00
0
0
8
1
0
12
12
12.00
85.71
0
0