Biography Of Cricketer Virender Sehwag

 

 

Virender Sehwag

"HE CAN CHANGE BOTH THE CONDITION AND THE DIRECTION OF THE MATCH WITH HIS BAT ONLY BY STANDING ON THE FIELD."

This is what Ian Chappell said about Virender Sehwag - Virender Sehwag. Sehwag is an unflinching, dashing, fearless, and match-winning batsman. The Nawab of Najafgarh, Virender Sehwag is the most famous and most successful batsman on the Indian cricket team.

Biography of cricketer Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag is a former Indian cricketer who is considered to be the most explosive batsman in world cricket. He is a right-handed explosive batsman and right-arm spin bowler. In 1999, he played his first international ODI and in 2001 he joined Test cricket.

He was awarded the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in April 2009 and was the only batsman to be awarded this award. And in 2009 he became the only cricket player to secure this award.

Sehwag holds the new records in world cricket, including the record for the most runs (319) in Test cricket by any Indian cricketer, as well as the fastest triple century in international cricket history (300 runs only He also holds the record for the fastest 250 runs in 278 balls) as well (in 207 balls against Sri Lanka on 3 December 2009 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai). His second innings also included 309 and 293, the second and third-highest scores by any Indian batsman.

He is one of the four players in the world to touch 300 figures twice in Test cricket. And also he is the only player to take two triple centuries and five wickets in an innings in Tests.

In March 2009, Sehwag scored a century in 60 balls in the ODI match for the Indian cricket team, which is the fastest century by any Indian batsman so far. On 8 December 2011, he scored his first double century in ODI cricket against the West Indies, and became the second batsman after Sachin in a batting double century in an ODI.

He scored 219 runs in 149 balls, the highest score made by any batsman in ODI cricket, and later on 13 November 2014, Rohit Sharma broke his record by scoring 264 runs in 173 balls. He is one of only two batsmen to score a double century in a one-day match in international cricket and a triple century in Tests, along with another batsman Chris Gayle in this record.

In October 2005, Sehwag was appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian team under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. While vice-captain, he also captained the Indian team in 2 ODIs and a Test match after Rahul Dravid was injured.

After returning to the home field in 2008, Sehwag was appointed as vice-captain in both the Test and ODI categories when Anil Kumble took retirement. As early as 2009, he proved himself to be the best and explosive batsman of the ODI match.

Virender Sehwag has also played for the team of IPL team Kings XI Punjab.

 Virender Sehwag early life 

One of the finest batsmen of world cricket, Sehwag was born on 20 October 1978 in the house of a grain trader in New Delhi. He spent his childhood in a joint family with his siblings, Uncle, Aunty and 16 brothers. His family hails from Haryana and later moved to Delhi. Sehwag is the third of four children of his father Krishna and mother Krishna Sehwag.

His father had sensed Sehwag's interest in cricket as a child and gave Sehwag a toy bat for seven months. Later, Sehwag went to Arora Vidya School in New Delhi to study and Sehwag used to persecute his parents for playing cricket. It was on this basis that he made his mark as an aggressive batsman in the early stages of his cricketing career and his coach at the time was Amar Nath Sharma.

When his teeth were broken while playing cricket in 1990, his father had decided to end his career but Sehwag postponed the detention with the help of his mother. Later Sehwag completed his graduation from Jamia Milia Islamia.

In April 2004, Sehwag married Aarti Ahlawat under heavy security, hosting India's Union Law Minister Arun Jaitley.

In 2011, Sehwag started the Sehwag International School in Jhajjar, Haryana, which is 65 km west of Delhi. The school was inaugurated by his mother and his father, and his mother had a strong desire to have an institute in which children read, write and play. After his second triple century, the Haryana government offered Sehwag 23 acres of land to build an academy, where he had prayed to open a school instead of the academy so that he could convert his father's dream into reality.

Virender Sehwag Awards:-

·         Arjuna Award (2002)

·         Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 2008, 2009

·         ICC Test Player of the Year 2010

·         Padma Shri 2010