Virender Sehwag

Quick Facts

Full Name	Virender Sehwag
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 20, 1978(1978-10-20)
Age	46
Birthplace	Njafgarh
Country	India
Horoscope	Libra

Virender Sehwag Biography

Virender Sehwag is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on October 20, 1978 in Njafgarh, India. The most explosive and powerful batsmen, he became first Indian player to be twice called Wisden Top Cricketer around the World with the title winning both the years 2008 and 2009. He established an Indian record in the Test field when he scored 319 in the match against South Africa in 2008.

He and Chris Gayle are the only two cricketers to score a Test triple hundred and an ODI double hundred. and He and Chris Gayle are the only two cricketers to score a Test triple hundred and an ODI double hundred. are the only cricketers to achieve a triple hundred in a Test match as well as an ODI double hundred.

Sehwag was born in the Jat family of a grain merchant. He spent his childhood in a joint family with siblings, uncles, aunts and sixteen cousins. Though now settled in New Delhi, the Sehwag family hails from Haryana. Sehwag was the third of four children born to father Krishan and mother Krishna Sehwag, with two older sisters Manju and Anju, and younger brother Vinod. His father attributes his interest in cricket to a toy bat which he was given when he was seven months old. He attended Arora Vidya School in Delhi, and pestered his parents to let him play cricket, on the basis that he was not academically gifted. Early in his career he had a reputation for being an attacking batsman and his coach was coach Amar Nath Sharma. His father tried to end his career when he broke a tooth as a child in 1990, but Sehwag evaded the ban with the help of his mother. Later he attended Jamia Milia Islamia for graduation.

Sehwag made his debut for Delhi cricket team in first class cricket in the 1997–98 season. He was selected to the North Zone cricket team for the Duleep Trophy the following 1998–99 season, ending fifth in the total runscoring list. The following year he was fourth on the Duleep Trophy run scoring list, including a 274, the highest score of the competition. This was attained against South Zone at Agartala in just 327 balls, and followed a rapid 187 from just 175 in a Ranji Trophy match against Punjab. He was then selected for the U-19 team which toured South Africa. He was seventh in the 2000–01 season with two centuries, but his consistency earned the attention of selectors and he became a regular member of the national team in mid-2001.

There are two boys: Aryavir and Vedant along with his wife Aarti Ahlawat.

Virender Sehwag Net Worth

Virender Sehwag is one of the richest Cricket Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Virender Sehwag 's net worth $40 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his Indian cricket debut at Delhi on the 17th of December 1997. He made his first ODI appearance in 1999. He made his Test debut in 2001.

He is known for his impressive strike rate even in tests and Tests, he holds the test record for the fastest triple century. He scored 300 from 278 balls. In 2011 the record was broken by Known for his high strike rate, even in Tests, he holds the Test record for fastest triple century, reaching 300 off 278 balls. In 2011, he broke Sachin Tendulkar‘s ODI record when he scored a

219. That record was later broken by Rohit Sharma.’s ODI record when he hit a record 219. This record was later broken by Rohit Sharma.

Virender Sehwag pronunciation (help ·info ) (born 20 October 1978) is a former Indian cricketer. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive batsmen of all time, Sehwag played as an aggressive right-handed opening batsman and also bowled part-time right-arm off-spin. 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. He is the former Occasional captain of India, former Vice-Captain of India, former captain of Delhi Daredevils and former captain of Delhi Ranji Team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Virender Sehwag height 5 ft 7 in Virender weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Virender Sehwag Dating?

According to our records, Virender Sehwag married to Aarti Ahlawat. As of December 1, 2023, Virender Sehwag’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Virender Sehwag. You may help us to build the dating records for Virender Sehwag!

Sehwag’s maiden century in mid-2001 in Sri Lanka was not enough to gain selection in the Test team for the corresponding series. Sehwag made his Test debut in late 2001 in the First Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein as a middle-order batsman. He scored 105 on debut despite the South African win. He was given a one-match suspension by ICC match referee Mike Denness for overappealing in the Second Test in Port Elizabeth, which led to political dispute amongst the ICC and the two countries. He returned for the home series in 2001–02 against England and Zimbabwe. After scoring two half-centuries in the preceding series, he was promoted to a makeshift opener on the 2002 England tour after the failure of previous openers and an experiment with wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta. He scored 84 in the new role at Lord’s and then a century in the Second Test at Trent Bridge, and has batted there in Test matches ever since. He scored his maiden home century of 147 in the First Test against the West Indies in 2002–03 home season in Mumbai, which was at the time his top score in Test matches, earning him his first man of the match award. After a poor tour to New Zealand, he scored passed 50 for the first time in 9 innings when he scored 130 in a Test at Mohali against New Zealand in late 2003 .

Facts & Trivia

Virender Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Virender Sehwag celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.

In late 2002 he scored an unbeaten 114 from 82 balls that included a 196 run partnership with Ganguly to lead India to a nine wicket win over the West Indies in Rajkot. He was the only batsman to score a century in the 7 match New Zealand ODI Series where he made two centuries—108 in Napier in an Indian defeat and 112 in Auckland in a one-wicket victory.

Is Virender Sehwag from royal family?

Sehwag was born in a big Jat family from Haryana. His father, Krishnan Sehwag, is a grain merchant. He has two sisters, Manju and Anju, and a brother Vinod. In April 2004, Sehwag got married to Aarti Ahlawat.

How many times Sehwag scored 300?

The innings took only 247 balls and was the highest score at faster than a run a ball. Sehwag is the first Indian to score a triple century (300 or more runs), and has done so twice —309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa in Chennai in 2008.

Why did Virender Sehwag retire?

In October 2015, Sehwag told to Zee News ” I was planning to retire in 2007 when dropped from the team but Tendulkar stopped me from doing so.”

What is the full name of Sehwag?

Bio
Real Name Virender Sehwag
Nickname| Viru, Nawab of Najafgarh, Sultan of Multan
Profession| International Cricketer (Plays for India)
Physical Stats & More

Is Yuvraj Singh Punjabi?

Singh was born in a Punjabi Sikh family to Yograj Singh, a former India cricketer, and Shabnam Singh. Tennis and roller skating were Yuvraj’s favourite sports during his childhood and he was quite good at both. He had also won the National Under-14 Roller Skating Championship.