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virender sehwag sehwag highest test score virender sehwag test record Posted: 03 Dec 2009 07:52 AM PST India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Mumbai, 2nd day, December 3, 2009 Virender Sehwag born 20 October 1978 in New delhi India affectionately known as Viru, is one of the leading batsmen in the Indian cricket team. Sehwag is an aggressive right-handed opening batsman and an occasional right-arm off-spin bowler. He played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian Test cricket team in 2001. In April 2009, Sehwag became the only Indian to be honored as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008. Sehwag holds multiple records including the highest score made by an Indian in Test cricket (319), which was also the fastest triple century in the history of international cricket (reached 300 off only 278 balls) as well as the fastest 250 by any batsman (in 207 balls against Sri Lanka on 3rd December, 2009 at the (Brabourne stadium in Mumbai). Sehwag also holds the distinction of being one of three batsmen in the world to have ever surpassed 300 twice in Test cricket, The second day at the Brabourne Stadium was all about Virender Sehwag. He has pulverised bowling attacks before, but this was astounding even by his standards. His unbeaten 284 has so far consumed 239 deliveries, a strike rate of 118.82, which is his fastest 150-plus score in Tests. He features in three of the top four, and five of the top ten fastest double-centuries in Tests. As was the case in his other big knocks, this one was superbly paced too. He started relatively slowly, scoring only 42 in the first 50 deliveries he faced, before upping the tempo. His next 50 balls fetched 55, while each of the next two 50-ball batches brought more than 70. The rate came down just a little bit towards the end of the day, as Sehwag scored 42 in his last 39 deliveries - even when he was tiring after a long day he still managed a strike rate of more than 100. He finished with 284, just 25 short of the all-time record for most runs in a single day, but it was the top score in a day in the last 76 years. Full name Virender Sehwag Born 20 October 1978 (1978-10-20) (age 31) Delhi, India Nickname Viru Batting style Right-handed Bowling style Right arm off spin Role Opening batsman Test cricket, off just 278 balls. He eventually made 319 - the highest score by an Indian - and in the process became only the third batsman, after Don Bradman and Brian Lara, to pass 300 twice in Tests. In his next Test series against Sri Lanka in 2008, Sehwag thrived while the Indian middle-order struggled against the mystery spin of Ajantha Mendis. His double-hundred and half-century were instrumental in India winning the Galle Test. One of the best innings by Viru. Virender Sehwag smashing English Bowling all round the park sehwag hair transplant, sehwag highest test score, sehwag triple century, cricket score, sehwag wiki virender sehwag wife, virender sehwag triple centuries, brian lara, virender sehwag hair transplant, matthew hayden sehwag triple century, sehwag hair transplant, highest test score by a batsman, sehwag, highest test score brian lara test record, double century in test cricket, sehwag profile, virender sehwag, fastest triple century in test cricket, For more information click here

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