Virender Sehwag Profile
Birth Name : Virender Sehwag
Date of birth : 20/10/1978
Place of birth : Najafgarh, Delhi, India
Category : Cricket
Virender Sehwag Profile
Actual Name: Virender Sehwag
Name: Virender Sehwag
Birth Date: October 20, 1978
Birth Place: Najafgarh, Delhi, India
Nickname: Viru, Nawab of Najafgarh
Father: Krishan
Mother: Krishna Sehwag
Siblings: Manju(Sister), Anju(Sister) and Vinod(Brother)
Spouse: Aarti Ahlawat
Children: Aryavir(Son) and Vedant(Son)
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm offbreak
Role: Opening batsman, occasional offspinner
Major Team: India,Asia XI,Delhi,Delhi Daredevils,ICC World XI,India Blue,Leicestershire,Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI
Test debut: South Africa v India, Bloemfontein, 03 Nov 2001
ODI Debut: India v Pakistan, Mohali, 01 Apr 1999
Last Test: India v Australia, 24 Jan 2012
Last ODI: India v Sri Lanka, Hobart, 28 Feb 2012
Awards
Arjuna Award in 2002
Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 2008
ICC Test Player of the Year 2010
Padma Shree 2010
Career Statistics
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 102 | 251 | 167 | 321 |
| Runs scored | 8,559 | 8,273 | 13,196 | 10,226 |
| Batting average | 50.05 | 35.05 | 48.87 | 34.54 |
| 100s/50s | 23/32 | 15/38 | 38/50 | 16/55 |
| Top score | 319 | 219 | 319 | 219 |
| Balls bowled | 3,731 | 4,392 | 8,470 | 5,997 |
| Wickets | 40 | 96 | 105 | 142 |
| Bowling average | 47.35 | 40.13 | 41.84 | 36.23 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 5/104 | 4/6 | 5/104 | 4/6 |
| Catches/stumpings | 85/– | 93/– | 144/– | 117/– |
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