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{{Infobox Cricketer |
flag = Flag of India.svg |
nationality = Indian |
country = India |
country abbrev = IND |
name = Virender Sehwag|
nickname= Viru|
picture = Virender Sehwag.jpg |
batting style = Right hand bat |
bowling style = Right arm [[off spin|off break]] |
balls = true |
tests = 59 |
test runs = 5102 |
test bat avg = 53.14 |
test 100s/50s = 15/14 |
test top score = 319 |
test balls bowled = 1759 |
test wickets = 24 |
test bowl avg = 37 |
test 5s = - |
test 10s = - |
test best bowling = 3/12 |
test catches/stumpings = 45/- |
ODIs = 191|
ODI runs = 5810 |
ODI bat avg = 32.45 |
ODI 100s/50s = 9/29 |
ODI top score = 130 |
ODI balls bowled = 3781 |
ODI wickets = 80 |
ODI bowl avg = 41.41 |
ODI 5s = - |
ODI 10s = - |
ODI best bowling = 3/25 |
ODI catches/stumpings = 74/- |
date = August 7|
year = 2008 |
source = http://content-www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35263.html Cricinfo}}

'''Virender Sehwag''' {{audio|Virender_Sehwag.ogg|pronunciation}} (born [[20 October]], [[1978]], in [[Delhi]]) also known as "Viru" is an [[India]]n [[cricket]]er ([[batsman]]) and member of the [[Indian national cricket team]] since 1999 ([[One Day International|one-dayers]]) and 2001 ([[Test cricket|Tests]]). He is an extremely attacking right-handed opening batsman and an occasional right-arm off-spin bowler. He is the record holder for the highest score made by an Indian in Test cricket in a single innings (319), the fastest triple [[century (cricket)|century]] in Test cricket (reached 300 off only 278 balls) and is the only Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket. He is one of the only three players to have scored two triple hundreds in Tests, along with [[Don Bradman]] and [[Brian Lara]].He is one of the only four players to have scored more test hundreds than test fifties(15c/14f), along with [[Don Bradman]](29c/13f), [[Azharuddin]] (22c/21f)<ref>http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/227046.html</ref> and [[Kevin pietersen]](13c/11f)<ref>http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/19296.html</ref> as on August 7, 2008<ref>http://content-www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35263.html</ref>.

He was appointed as vice-captain of the Indian team under [[Rahul Dravid]] in October 2005, until poor form saw him replaced by [[V. V. S. Laxman]] in December 2006 as Test vice captain and January 2007 saw him dropped from the ODI team and later from the test team as well.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indvwi/content/story/276198.html Cricinfo - Sehwag out, Ganguly picked for ODIs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> During his term as Vice-captain, Sehwag skippered the team in place of injured Dravid in 2 ODIs and 1 Test Match.

===Early years===
The son of a grain merchant, Sehwag spent his childhood in a bungalow in a [[joint family]] with siblings, uncles, aunts and sixteen cousins {{Fact|date=February 2007}}. Though now settled in New Delhi, the Sehwag family hailed from [[Haryana]]. Sehwag was the third of four children born to father Krishan and mother Krishna Sehwag, with two older sisters Manju, 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.<ref>[http://clients.rediff.com/philipseyefi/Virender.htm rediff.com World Cup 2003: An encounter with Virender Sehwag's family<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040403/windows/main1.htm The Tribune - Magazine section - Windows<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Cricketing career==
===Early domestic cricket===
Sehwag made his debut for [[Delhi cricket team]] in first class cricket in the 1997&ndash;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.<ref>[http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/IND_LOCAL/DULEEP/STATS/IND_LOCAL_DULEEP_AVS_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting - Most Runs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The following year he was fourth on the Duleep Trophy run scoring list, including a 274, the highest score of the competition.<ref>[http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1999-2000/IND_LOCAL/DULEEP/STATS/IND_LOCAL_DULEEP_AVS_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting - Most Runs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This was attained against [[South Zone cricket team|South Zone]] at [[Agartala]] in just 327 balls, and followed a rapid 187 from just 175 in a Ranji Trophy match against [[Punjab cricket team|Punjab]].<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/95850.html Cricinfo - Give Shewag the freedom to run riot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was then selected for the U-19 team national team, which toured South Africa.<ref>[http://clients.rediff.com/philipseyefi/Virender.htm rediff.com World Cup 2003: An encounter with Virender Sehwag's family<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was seventh in the 2000&ndash;01 season with two centuries,<ref>[http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2000-01/IND_LOCAL/DULEEP/STATS/IND_LOCAL_DULEEP_AVS_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting - Most Runs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but his consistency earned the attention of selectors and he became a regular member of the national team in mid 2001.

Since his international career started, he has continued to play for Delhi in the domestic competition whilst he is not occupied with international duty and has captained North Zone to victory in the [[Deodhar Trophy]] in 2004&ndash;05 and 2005&ndash;-06.<ref>[http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/DEODHAR_WINNERS.html Cricinfo - India - Deodhar Trophy Winners<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He also had a short stint with [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] in county cricket in 2003, but a back injury lead to a mutual termination of the contract.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/129053.html Cricinfo - Leicestershire and Sehwag part company<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

=== ODI career ===
Sehwag's [[One Day International|ODI]] career started poorly when he scored 1 against [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] in [[Mohali]] in April 1999. His bowling performance was also ineffective and expensive, conceding 35 runs off 3 overs.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/OD_TOURNEYS/PC-IND/SCORECARDS/IND_PAK_PC-IND_ODI6_01APR1999.html 6th ODI: India v Pakistan at Mohali, 1 Apr 1999<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Sehwag wasn't given another match until the home series against [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]]{{ref|ODIALL}} in December 2000. Sehwag rose to prominence in his fourth ODI match in March 2001 when he scored 58 off 54 balls, against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] in [[Bangalore]]. Combined with his three wickets, he help earn India a victory and was awarded his first man of the match award.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2000-01/AUS_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/AUS_IND_ODI1_25MAR2001.html 1st ODI: India v Australia at Bangalore, 25 Mar 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He followed this with an unproductive tour of Zimbabwe in mid 2001.

Sehwag had his international breakthrough in [[Sri Lanka]] in August 2001 when he was promoted to the opening slot for the tri-series also involving [[New Zealand]]. The promotion to open the innings came because regular opener [[Sachin Tendulkar]] was absent due to a foot injury.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/101381.html Cricinfo - Injured Tendulkar ruled out for Sri Lanka tri-series<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the match against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] that was to decide the finalist, he scored his maiden century from 69 balls.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2001/OD_TOURNEYS/CCC-SL/SCORECARDS/IND_NZ_CCC-SL_ODI9_02AUG2001.html 9th Match: India v New Zealand at Colombo, 2 Aug 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The century is the second fastest ODI century for an Indian behind [[Mohammad Azharuddin]]'s 62 ball effort, also against New Zealand. This was his first score beyond 50 in ten matches and saw him named man of the match. This performance earned him a regular spot in the ODI squad in the middle-order. An innings of note in 2002 was the 22 ball half-century against [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]] in [[Goodyear Park|Bloemfontein]], tying the second fastest 50 by an Indian.

With Ganguly's injury in the India-England ODI Series in January 2002, Sehwag received another opportunity to open the innings which he seized by scoring 82 from 64 balls in [[Kanpur]] in an eight-wicket Indian victory.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2001-02/ENG_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/ENG_IND_ODI4_28JAN2002.html 4th ODI: India v England at Kanpur, 28 Jan 2002<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> With good performances as opener, Sehwag was made a permanent fixture at the top of the innings. [[Sachin Tendulkar]], who opened in the England ODI series, was moved to middle order<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/119988.html Cricinfo - Pushing Tendulkar and Dravid around<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> - a strategy that reaped dividends for [[Indian cricket team|India]] in 2002 in ODI matches. In the England series and the preceding tour to South Africa, he compiled 426 runs at 42.6 with four half-centuries {{ref|ODIALL}}.

After modest returns on the tours of the West Indies and England in early and mid 2002, he scored 271 runs at 90.33 in the [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy]] in [[Sri Lanka]], with two man of the match performances. After running out [[Ian Blackwell]], he was involved in a 192 run partnership with Ganguly, scoring 126 from 104 balls to help set up an eight wicket victory against England in a group match.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/POOL2/ENG_IND_ICCCT_ODI11_22SEP2002.html England v India at Colombo (RPS), 22 Sep 2002<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He then scored 58 from 54 balls and took 3/25 including two wickets in the final over to help defeat [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] by 10 runs<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/KNOCKOUTS/IND_RSA_ICCCT_ODI-SEMI1_25SEP2002.html India v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), 25 Sep 2002<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> to help India progress to the final.

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]].<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002-03/WI_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/WI_IND_ODI3_12NOV2002.html 3rd ODI: India v West Indies at Rajkot, 12 Nov 2002<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was the only batsman score a century in the 7 match [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] ODI Series where he made two centuries - 108 in Napier<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002-03/IND_IN_NZ/SCORECARDS/IND_NZ_ODI2_29DEC2002.html 2nd ODI: New Zealand v India at Napier, 29 Dec 2002<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in an Indian defeat and 112 in Auckland<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002-03/IND_IN_NZ/SCORECARDS/IND_NZ_ODI6_11JAN2003.html 6th ODI: New Zealand v India at Auckland, 11 Jan 2003<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in a one-wicket victory.

Virender Sehwag had a mediocre [[2003 Cricket World Cup]], scoring 299 runs at an average of 27, he top scored with 82 in the loss against Australia in the final.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/SCORECARDS/FINALS/AUS_IND_WC2003_ODI-FINAL_23MAR2003.html Final: Australia v India at Johannesburg, 23 Mar 2003<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
[[Image:Virender Sehwag fielding.jpg|thumb|left|Sehwag in fielding practice.]]
Later in 2003, he scored his fourth century and earned Man of the Match award against New Zealand in [[Hyderabad (India)|Hyderabad]], scoring 130 and putting on a 182 run partnership with Tendulkar, to lay the foundations for a 145 run victory.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/OD_TOURNEYS/TVS/SCORECARDS/IND_NZ_TVS_ODI9_15NOV2003.html 9th Match: India v New Zealand at Hyderabad, 15 Nov 2003<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In spite of it, Sehwag struggled for consistency in 2003 and 2003/04 ODI series where he had only one century and 3 fifties, two against minnows - [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] and [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]] and one against [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]], in 22 matches.

Even with his inconsistent form, he earned 3 MoM awards in 2004 and 2004/05 ODI season with one award each against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. In the match against Pakistan in [[Kochi (India)|Kochi]] he scored 108 off 95 balls, his first century in eighteen months which set up a 95 run victory.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/PAK_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/PAK_IND_ODI1_02APR2005.html 1st ODI: India v Pakistan at Kochi, 2 Apr 2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Sehwag then started a two year streak without a century in ODIs, as well as having his ODI tour of Pakistan in early 2006 curtailed due to a shoulder injury.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/236855.html Cricinfo - Sehwag and Harbhajan to return home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His drought in limited overs cricket has puzzled cricket experts because of the consistent performances in [[Test Cricket|Test matches]] with a high scoring rate has not translated into significant contributions in the ODI format of the game.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/223060.html Cricinfo - Sehwag’s one-day blues<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sehwag was dropped from the ODI Squad for the [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2006-07|WI-IND 4 Match ODI series]]. With debate over whether he needs to be included in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] squad, captain [[Rahul Dravid|Dravid's]] insistence on his retention paved the way to being named in the world cup squad.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/243385.html Cricinfo - India to persist with Sehwag at the top<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, despite this assurance, Sehwag's form has continued to decline, and he has now failed to pass 17 in his last seven games. India have won only two of those games.

Sehwag started the 2007 World Cup in poor form, only being picked for the side because of Rahul Dravid's wishes. He scored poorly in the first group match but bounced back to hit a magnificent 114 from 87 deliveries against lowly ranked Bermuda. The Indian team scored 413-5, the highest team total in a World Cup match, and went on to win the match but this was their only win in the tournament.

===ODI summary ===
In ODI cricket, Sehwag has enjoyed the most success against New Zealand, scoring four of his eight centuries against them, whilst averaging 45 in 16 games. Sehwag's worst record is against world champions Australia, against whom he averages only 22 in 17 games, with just two half centuries. Sehwag's scoring rate is extremely quick, at 96.76 runs per 100 balls (it is exceeded only by six current players, only one of whom has played 100 matches), but his average is a fairly ordinary 31.50. His average is highest whilst playing in New Zealand, and is higher in the subcontinent and Oceania than in other places. He has had more success in run chases, averaging four more than when batting first, as well as scoring five of his nine centuries in run chases. He has led India on three occasions, due to the unavailability of Dravid due to illness, injury or rotation policy.

=== Test career ===
[[Image:Virender Sehwag Graph.png|right|thumb|350px|An innings-by-innings breakdown of Sehwag's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).]]

Sehwag's maiden century in mid-2001 in Sri Lanka was not enough to gain selection in the Test team for the corresponding series.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/95805.html Cricinfo - Shewag's century not enough for place in Test squad<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sehwag made his Test debut in late 2001 in the First Test against [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] in [[Bloemfontein]] as a middle-order batsman. He scored 105 on debut despite the South African win.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2001-02/IND_IN_RSA/SCORECARDS/IND_RSA_T1_03-07NOV2001.html 1st Test: South Africa v India at Bloemfontein, 3-7 Nov 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was given a one match suspension by ICC match referee [[Mike Denness]] for overappealing<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108118.html Cricinfo - Fines and bans handed down to Indian players<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in the Second Test in [[Port Elizabeth]], which lead to political dispute amongst the ICC and the two countries. He returned for the home series in 2001-02 against [[English cricket team|England]] and [[Zimbabwe cricket team|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]]<ref>[http://content-www1.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/117162.html Cricinfo - Late wickets lift England after India threaten to cut loose<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and then a century in the Second Test at [[Trent Bridge]],<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002/IND_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/IND_ENG_T2_08-12AUG2002.html 2nd Test: England v India at Nottingham, 8-12 Aug 2002<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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 cricket team|West Indies]] in the 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.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/122042.html Cricinfo - Sehwag century dominates West Indians at Mumbai<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/132948.html Cricinfo - Sehwag's century lights up Mohali<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/NZ_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/NZ_IND_T2_16-20OCT2003.html 2nd Test: India v New Zealand at Mohali, 16-20 Oct 2003<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> {{ref|TESTALL}}.

He then scored 195 against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] on [[Boxing Day]] 2003 at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]].<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/126120.html Cricinfo - Sehwag century puts India in command<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His dismissal on the first afternoon lead to an Indian collapse and eventual defeat.<ref>[http://content-www1.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/126209.html Cricinfo - Not rolled over<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In early 2004, he became the only Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket, with 309 against [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] in the First Test in [[Multan]], beating [[V. V. S. Laxman]]'s previous Indian record(281 against Australia) and helping India to a total of 5/675, the highest ever against Pakistan.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140466.html Cricinfo - India high on Sehwag's 309<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> India went on to win by an innings, with Sehwag named man of the match.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/IND_IN_PAK/SCORECARDS/IND_PAK_T1_28MAR-01APR2004.html 1st Test: Pakistan v India at Multan, 28 Mar - 1 Apr 2004<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He also scored 90 in the Second Test defeat in [[Lahore]]<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/IND_IN_PAK/SCORECARDS/IND_PAK_T2_05-09APR2004.html 2nd Test: Pakistan v India at Lahore, 5-9 Apr 2004<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and was named man of the series for his efforts after being the highest run scorer and average for the series.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/IND_IN_PAK/SCORECARDS/IND_PAK_T3_13-17APR2004.html 3rd Test: Pakistan v India at Rawalpindi, 13-17 Apr 2004<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/IND_IN_PAK/STATS/IND_IN_PAK_MAR-APR2004_TEST_AVS.html India in Pakistan, 2003-04 Test Series Averages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He later auctioned the bat with which he made the triple century, for Rs. 70,000, to aid in relief efforts for the [[tsunami]] victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]] {{Fact|date=February 2007}}.

In the First Test of the 2004 [[Border Gavaskar Trophy]] in [[Bangalore]], Sehwag was fined for showing "serious dissent" towards umpire [[Billy Bowden]] following an LBW dismissal.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/142323.html Cricinfo - Sehwag fined 65% of match fee for dissent<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Replays showed that he had hit the ball off the middle of his bat onto his leg, which later lead to an apology from Bowden.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/142352.html Cricinfo - Bowden apologises for horror decision<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Sehwag scored 155 in the [[Chennai]] test match to set up a triple figure lead for the Indians, but the match was rained out on the final day with the Indians requiring 229 for victory.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/142441.html Cricinfo - India ride on Sehwag hundred after Warne's record<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64100.html Cricinfo - 2nd Test: India v Australia at Chennai, Oct 14-18, 2004<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the home series against South Africa that year, he scored 164 in the drawn First Test in [[Kanpur]],<ref>[http://content-www1.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141890.html Cricinfo - Sehwag shines on a sluggish pitch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and 88 in the Second in [[Kolkata]], which India won to claim the series. Sehwag was again named man of the series.<ref>http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engine/match/64110.html</ref>

Sehwag failed on the tour of Bangladesh, but on the 2005 home series against Pakistan, he scored 173 in [[Mohali]],<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64125.html Cricinfo - 1st Test: India v Pakistan at Mohali, Mar 8-12, 2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 81 in [[Kolkata]]<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64126.html Cricinfo - 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata, Mar 16-20, 2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and then 201 in [[Bangalore]],<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64127.html Cricinfo - 3rd Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Mar 24-28, 2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> totalling 544 runs at an average of 90.66 to win the man of the series award. He passed the 3000 run mark in Tests during the Bangalore Test, becoming the fastest Indian to reach the mark in terms of innings played.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/146472.html Cricinfo - Fastest Indian to 3000 runs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His performances over the preceding 12 months earned him selection in the ICC Test Team of the Year as well as nomination for Test player of the year.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/219236.html Cricinfo - Player of the Year nominees announced<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

He earned selection for the ICC World XI which played Australia in the [[2005 ICC Super Series]], where he top scored in the first innings with 76. He attracted some criticism at the end of 2005, having failed to pass 50 in four Tests against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. He also missed the Second Test against Sri Lanka in [[Delhi]] due to illness,<ref>[http://wwwc1.cricinfo.com/indvsl/content/story/229012.html Cricinfo - Sehwag likely to miss second Test<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but returned to the team in the following match in [[Ahmedabad]] and captained the Indians to victory whilst [[Rahul Dravid]] was ill.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/230485.html Cricinfo - 'We're enjoying our cricket', says Sehwag<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Sehwag scored his first century in a year when he compiled 254 against Pakistan in the First Test in [[Lahore]] in January 2005, the highest ever Test score at a strike rate of over 100 and the second fastest double century ever.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/233199.html Cricinfo - Sehwag and Dravid pummel Pakistan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In doing so he was involved in a 410 run partnership with captain Rahul Dravid, the highest ever against Pakistan and in Pakistan, and just four short of a new world record opening partnership in Test matches.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/232916.html Cricinfo - Boundary avalanches and scoring rates<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sehwag went on to lampoon the Pakistani attack lead by [[Shoaib Akhtar]].<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/233296.html Cricinfo - 'Shoaib hasn't lived up to expectations' - Sehwag<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sehwag however failed to pass 50 in the following two Tests against Pakistan, and aside from a 76* in the Second Test in [[Mohali]] against England, fell seven times for less than 20 runs to the new ball {{ref|TESTALL}}, leading criticism of his position in the team.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/241326.html Cricinfo - Driving with two flat tyres<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

During the 2006 West Indies tour, Sehwag narrowly missed out on scoring a century in the opening session of the Second Test in [[St Lucia]], ending with 99 at the interval.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/250138.html Cricinfo - Sehwag's early blast<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He went on to compile 180 in just 190 balls, and also collected four wickets for the match to be named man of the match.<ref>[http://content-www1.cricinfo.com/wivind/engine/match/239921.html Cricinfo - 2nd Test: West Indies v India at Gros Islet, Jun 10-14, 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Although Sehwag had collected more than 50 wickets in ODIs, he was substantially used as a Test bowler for the first time on the West Indies tour, taking nine wickets in the first two Test matches when he was used in the absence of off-spinner [[Harbhajan Singh]] as India opted to only use one specialist spinner.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/250256.html Cricinfo - Sehwag puts his spin on it<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He had previously only three wickets at Test level {{ref|TESTSER}}. He was also fined in the First Test for excessive appealing.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/249874.html Cricinfo - Sehwag fined for excessive appealing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Poor form saw Sehwag being dropped from the Test team in 2007. In December 2007, he was recalled for India's tour of Australia after being omitted form the list of probables, <ref>
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amid calls for for his return by several commentators, most notably [[Ian Chappell]]
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Though he was omitted from the team for the first two matches, both of which India lost, he was picked for the third Test at the [[WACA Ground|WACA]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] after scoring a century in a tour match against the ACT Invitational XI <ref>
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He played a key part in India's victory, making 72 runs at a brisk pace and taking 2 crucial wickets <ref>
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He scored a match-saving 151 in the second innings of the fourth Test in [[Adelaide]]. This was his first century in the second innings of a test match, and was notable in that he rejected his usual, aggressive batting style in favour of a more defensive approach which was the need of the hour<ref>
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Sehwag continued his good form against [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] in the [[South African cricket team in India in 2007-08|home series in April 2008]], scoring 319 in the first Test in [[Chennai]], having reached 300 off just 278 balls, the fastest triple century in test history. Sehwag became only the third batsman after Sir [[Donald Bradman]] and [[Brian Lara]] to score 2 triple centuries in Test Cricket. He scored 257 runs the third of the match, which was the most runs scored by an individual batsman on a single day of a Test match since 1954, when [[Dennis Compton]] made 273 runs on the second day of the [[Nottingham]] Test against Pakistan <ref>
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He has a habit of making big centuries, with his last eleven centuries having all been over 150, including two triple centuries and further three double centuries which surpassed Sir [[Donald Bradman]]'s record of having seven consecutive centuries beyond 150.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/232916.html Cricinfo - Boundary avalanches and scoring rates<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

He has been noted for his record against Pakistan, averaging over 90 against and in Pakistan, scoring four centuries against India's arch rivals. The disparity in his average in the first and second innings is often noted, being 68 and 25 and all but one of his fifteen Test centuries having come in the first innings. His first innings average is second only to Sir [[Donald Bradman]]. He has a particularly poor record against Bangladesh, considered the weakest team in world cricket, scoring 23 runs at an average of 11.5{{ref|TESTSUM}}.

===Sehwag in Non-India Colours===
He was selected in the ICC World XI for the [[2005 ICC Super Series]] against Australia in late 2005, but only managed 64 runs at an average of 21.33 {{ref|ODISUM}}. Earlier in 2005, he was selected for the [[Asian Cricket Council]] XI for the fundraising match against the ICC World XI in the aftermath of the [[2004 Indian Ocean tsunami]].

== Playing style ==
[[Image:Virender Sehwag batting 2.jpg|thumb|Sehwag batting in the nets.|left]]
Sehwag was often compared to [[Sachin Tendulkar]] in his early days due to the similar batting style, build and appearance.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/95850.html Cricinfo - Give Shewag the freedom to run riot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has acknowledged numerous times that he consciously attempted to model his playing style on Tendulkar's in his youth.

Sehwag's technique is often cited as being particularly unorthodox, often backing away (considered technically incorrect) to free his arms whilst playing his shots, in particular to cut or drive spinners inside out. He is frequently cited by commentators for his extremely strong (physically) square cutting and upper cutting and power through the off-side.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/233300.html Cricinfo - Off-side slaughter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/233300.html Cricinfo - Off-side slaughter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>He is also an excellent player of the late cut.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} In particular his tendency to strike the ball in the air and risk dismissal is a trait which has seen him noted for his chancy and adventurous mindset.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/142474.html Cricinfo - Chancy but vital<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is also noted for a relative lack of footwork,<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/135575.html Cricinfo - Virender Sehwag's Brave New World<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> with his timing often attributed to his eyesight. Of late, Sehwag has shown a proclivity to be dismissed by [[inswing]] deliveries, something attributed to his leaden-footed batting style. He has also got dismissed playing the cut shot when the ball was too close to his body to cut, especially in limited over matches. <ref>The Indian Express, 10th April 2007</ref>

Virender Sehwag is often noted for his extremely aggressive style of batting, and in 2005 he was described by ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' as the "most exciting opener in the world"<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/156012.html Cricinfo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> due to his consistency in [[Test Cricket|Test matches]], though his strike rate in Test cricket was inferior to that of [[Adam Gilchrist]] and [[Shahid Afridi]]. Sehwag has also been noted for his apparent disregard for the match situation, exhibited by aggressive batting even when his team is in a poor position or after being out manoeuvred by the bowler in the recent past.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140476.html Cricinfo - Watching Sehwag bat<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This is a two-edged sword as it allows him to not be psychologically hindered by previous failures, but can also lead to excessive aggression.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/126132.html Cricinfo - The sublime savage<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was quoted by Pakistan coach [[Bob Woolmer]] as a sophisticated slogger.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/233298.html Cricinfo - Sophisticated slogging<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

As on [[1 March]] [[2007]], Sehwag has an average of nearly 65 in the first innings of test matches where he has scored 3374 runs, 12 centuries and 8 fifties in 52 matches. In the second innings, his average drops to 25 and has scored 781 runs and 4 fifties in 50 innings. The first and second innings difference of 40 runs is the one of the highest and indicates a lack of ability in dealing with more difficult batting conditions as the pitch deteriorates. However, his match-saving second-innings 151 against Australia at Adelaide during the 2007/8 Border-Gavaskar series, went a long way towards repairing that image.

==Controversy==
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In November 2001, Sehwag was involved in controversy in the Second [[Test Cricket|Test match]] between [[Indian cricket team|India]] and [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] at [[Sahara Oval St George's|St George's Park]], [[Port Elizabeth]], when he was given a one Test ban for "excessive appealing" by ICC Match referee [[Mike Denness]]. He was one of six Indian players to be receive bans, four of which were suspended bans. The unprecedented severity of the bans precipitated an international cricketing, political and administrative crisis with the Indian cricket establishment threatened to call off the tour unless Mike Denness was removed as match referee from the third test match. [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] backed Mike Denness<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108172.html Cricinfo - ICC rules out replacing Denness for final Test<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and the South African board backed the Indian cricket establishment<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108130.html Cricinfo - South Africa will back India in Denness affair<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and did not allow Mike Denness to enter the stadium<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/108207.html Cricinfo - UCBSA issues statement regarding third Castle Lager/MTN Test<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> on the first day of the third test match. ICC declared that the match was 'unofficial' and 'friendly five day match'<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108243.html Cricinfo - ICC sets out latest position regarding South Africa v India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and the series was officially declared as a 2 match series and South Africa as 1-0 winners. The subsequent [[England cricket team|England]] tour to [[Indian cricket team|India]] was placed in jeopardy when India picked Sehwag in the test squad.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/106932.html Cricinfo - India name Sehwag in 14-member squad for Mohali Test<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Subsequent to this development, ICC issued a warning that any match with Sehwag in the cricket team will not be considered an "official" Test match until Sehwag had served his one match ban.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/106857.html Cricinfo - Centurion Match Is Not a Test and Sehwag Ban Will Stand, Says ICC<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> After negotiations with ECB and ICC and in general interest of cricket, Sehwag was dropped from the team for the first Test against England.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/107027.html Cricinfo - Mohali Test will go ahead after BCCI agree to exclude Sehwag<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Personal life==

Sehwag married Aarti Alhawat in April, 2004 under heavy security in a media publicized wedding which was hosted by [[Arun Jaitley]], the union law minister of India at his residence.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/134639.html Cricinfo - Sehwag ties the knot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The couple have a son, born on October 18th 2007. <ref>http://thatscricket.oneindia.in/news/2007/10/20/2010sehwag-wife-gives-birth-to-a-baby-boy.html</ref>

Sehwag is fondly referred to in the media as the ''Nawab of Najafgarh'', [[Najafgarh]] being his home locality in [[Delhi]]. A lifelong vegetarian, Sehwag owns a vegetarian eatery, ''Sehwag Favourites'', which opened in late 2005 in the Fun Republic cineplex in Delhi, following the footsteps of his role model Sachin Tendulkar. The majority of the products on the menu are named after cricketing themes related to his memorable innings, such as ''Multan Ke Sultan Ki Tikdi'', meaning dish for three persons, which alludes to his triple century in Multan and is priced at 309 rupees. There are plans to expand the chain across India with a second outlet already planned in [[Ludhiana]]. Sehwag does charity work for [[UNICEF]] {{ref|HOME}}.

==International centuries==
===International Test centuries===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" align="center" width:"100%"
!colspan=7|Virender Sehwag's Test Centuries
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! width="40"| !! width="50"|Runs !! width="50"|Match !! width="100"|Against !! width="150"|City/Country !! width="200"|Venue !! width="50"|Year
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| '''[1]''' || 105 || 1 || [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] || [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]] || [[Springbok Park]] || 2001
|-

| '''[2]''' || 106 || 7 || [[England cricket team|England]] || [[Nottingham]], [[England]] || [[Trent Bridge]] || 2002
|-

| '''[3]''' || 147 || 10 || [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] || [[Mumbai]], [[India]] || [[Wankhede Stadium]] || 2002
|-

| '''[4]''' || 130 || 16 || [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] || [[Mohali]], [[India]] || [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]] || 2003
|-

| '''[5]''' || 195 || 19 || [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] || [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] || 2003
|-

| '''[6]''' || 309 || 21 || [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] || [[Multan]], [[Pakistan]] || [[Multan Cricket Stadium]] || 2004
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| '''[7]''' || 155 || 25 || [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] || [[Chennai]], [[India]] || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]] || 2004
|-

| '''[8]''' || 164 || 28 || [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] || [[Kanpur]], [[India]] || [[Green Park]] || 2004
|-

| '''[9]''' || 173 || 32 || [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] || [[Mohali]], [[India]] || [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]] || 2005
|-

| '''[10]''' || 201 || 34 || [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] || [[Bangalore]], [[India]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]] || 2005
|-

| '''[11]''' || 254 || 40 || [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] || [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] || [[Gaddafi Stadium]] || 2006
|-

| '''[12]''' || 180 || 47 || [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] || [[Gros Islet]], [[St Lucia]] || [[Beausejour Stadium]] || 2006
|-

| '''[13]''' || 151 || 54 || [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] || [[Adelaide]], [[Australia]] || [[Adelaide Oval]] || 2008
|-
| '''[14]''' || 319 || 55 || [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] || [[Chennai]], [[India]] || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]] || 2008
|-
| '''[15]''' || 201* || 59 || [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] || [[Galle]], [[Sri Lanka]] || [[Galle International Stadium]] || 2008
|-

|}

===One Day International centuries===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" align="center" width:"100%"
!colspan=7|Virender Sehwag's One Day International Centuries
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| '''[1]''' || 100 || 15 || [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] || [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] || [[Sinhalese Sports Club]] || 2001
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| '''[2]''' || 126 || 40 || [[England cricket team|England]] || [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] || [[R. Premadasa Stadium]] || 2002
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| '''[3]''' || 114* || 46 || [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] || [[Rajkot]], [[India]] || [[Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground]] || 2002
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| '''[4]''' || 108 || 52 || [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] || [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]], [[New Zealand]] || [[McLean Park]] || 2002
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| '''[5]''' || 112 || 56 || [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] || [[Aukland]], [[New Zealand]] || [[Eden Park]] || 2003
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| '''[6]''' || 130 || 78 || [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] || [[Hyderabad, India]] || [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]] || 2003
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| '''[7]''' || 108 || 108 || [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] || [[Kochi]], [[India]] || [[Nehru Stadium]] || 2005
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| '''[8]''' || 114 || 169 || [[Bermuda cricket team|Bermuda]] || [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad]] || [[Queen's Park Oval]] || 2007
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| '''[9]''' || 115 || - || [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] || [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] || [[National Stadium Karachi]] || 2008
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==Achievements==
===Awards===
* [[Arjuna Award]] (2002)<ref>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/125215.html Cricinfo - Sehwag 'thrilled' at getting Arjuna Award<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Records===
* Only Indian batsman to have scored two triple centuries in Test cricket.
* Third fastest century in ODI cricket by an Indian<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/211608.html Cricinfo - Records - One-Day Internationals - Fastest hundreds<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> - 100 runs off 69 balls against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in 2001<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66327.html Cricinfo - 9th Match: India v New Zealand at Colombo (SSC), Aug 2, 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Second fastest ODI 50 by an Indian<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284095.html Cricinfo - Records - One-Day Internationals - Fastest fifties<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> - a record, he shares with [[Rahul Dravid]], [[Kapil Dev]] and [[Yuvraj Singh]] - when he took 22 balls against [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]] in 2001<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66106.html Cricinfo - 9th Match: India v Kenya at Paarl, Oct 24, 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Five double centuries - the first three of which came against Pakistan.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;opposition=7;orderby=runs;runsmin1=200;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting Cricinfo Statsguru - Test matches - Batting records<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Greg Chappell]] is the only other player to have scored multiple double centuries against Pakistan (2)
* Highest score by an Indian batsman in Test cricket. He first achieved this when he scored 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004, and bettered his previous record in March 2008 at Chennai against South Africa by scoring 319.
* Two triple centuries: He is the third batsman in the history of Test cricket, to score two triple centuries (first two being [[Sir Donald Bradman]] and [[Brian Lara]]).
* Fastest triple century: His second triple century scored at [[Chennai]] on 27-28 March 2008 against South Africa was the fastest in terms of balls faced by any batsman (off 278 balls).
* Consecutive 150+ scores in Test cricket: He holds the record for consecutive test hundreds converted to scores of 150+, at 11.
* Two consecutive double century partnerships in a Test innings. He achieved this record, for the first two wickets in [[Chennai]] on 27-28 March 2008 (with [[Wasim Jaffer]] and [[Rahul Dravid]] respectively). This was the first time in Test history that the first two wickets in an innings have resulted in double-century stands.

===Test Matches Awards===
====Man of the Series Awards====
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! #
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! Season
! Series Performance
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 1
| [[Indian Cricket Team|India]] in [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] Test Series
| 2003/04
| 438 (3 Matches, 4 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 6-0-27-0; 2 Catches
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 2
| [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] in [[Indian Cricket Team|India]] Test Series
| 2004/05
| 262 Runs (2 Matches, 3 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 1 Catch
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 3
| [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] in [[Indian Cricket Team|India]] Test Series
| 2004/05
| 544 Runs (3 Matches, 6 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 5-2-14-0; 2 Catches
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
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====Man of the Match Awards====
:{| border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=1 width=75%
|- style="background:#0000ff; color:#ffffff;"
! S No
! Opponent
! Venue
! Season
! Match Performance
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 1
| [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
| [[Wankhede Stadium|Wankhede, Mumbai]]
| 2002/03
| 1st Innings: 147 (24x4, 3x6); 2-0-7-0 <br> 2nd Innings: 1 Catch
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 2
| [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]]
| [[Multan Cricket Stadium|Multan]]
| 2003/04
| 1st Innings: 309 (39x4, 6x6); 2-0-11-0 <br> 2nd Innings: 3-0-8-0; 1 Catch
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 3
| [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]]
| [[Gaddafi Stadium|Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore]]
| 2006
| 1st Innings: 254 (47x4, 1x6); 6-0-24-0
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 4
| [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
| [[Beausejour Stadium|Gros Islet, St Lucia]]
| 2006
| 1st Innings: 180 (20x4, 2x6); 16.1-5-33-3 <br> 2nd Innings: 30-9-48-1
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 5
| [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]]
| [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]]
| 2007/08
| 1st Innings: 319 (42x4, 5x6); 11-1-37-1 <br> 2nd Innings: 22-2-55-1
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 6
| [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
| [[Galle International Stadium|Galle]]
| 2008/09
| 1st Innings: 201 (22x4, 4x6) <br> 2nd Innings: 50 (6x4, 1x6)
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
|}

===ODI Cricket Awards===
* Sehwag has not won a Man of the Series Award in ODI Tournament

====Man of the Match Awards====
:{| border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=1 width=70%
|- style="background:#0000ff; color:#ffffff;"
! S No
! Opponent
! Venue
! Season
! Match Performance
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 1
| [[Australia cricket team|Australia]]
| [[Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]]
| 2000/01
| 58 (54b, 8x4); 9-0-59-3
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 2
| [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]]
| [[Sinhalese Sports Club|Colombo (SSC)]]
| 2001
| 100 (70b, 19x4, 1x6); 3-0-26-0
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 3
| [[England Cricket Team|England]]
| [[Green Park Stadium|Kanpur]]
| 2001/02
| 82 (62b, 14x4); 1-0-9-0; 1 Catch
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 4
| [[England Cricket Team|England]]
| [[Premadasa Stadium|Colombo (RPS)]]
| 2002/03
| 126 (104b, 21x4, 1x6); 5-0-25-0
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 5
| [[South African cricket team|South Africa]]
| [[Premadasa Stadium|Colombo (RPS)]]
| 2002/03
| 59 (58b, 10x4); 5-0-25-3
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 6
| [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
| [[Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground|Rajkot]]
| 2002/03
| 114* (82b, 17x4, 2x6); 6-0-29-0
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 7
| [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]]
| [[McLean Park|Napier]]
| 2002/03
| 108 (119b, 9x4, 2x6)
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 8
| [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]]
| [[Eden Park|Auckland]]
| 2002/03
| 112 (139b, 11x4, 3x6)
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 9
| [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]]
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium|Hyderabad]]
| 2003/04
| 130 (134b, 15x4, 2x6)
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 10
| [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
| [[Bellerive Oval|Hobart]]
| 2003/04
| 90 (102b, 5x4, 5x6); 10-0-40-2; 1 Catch
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 11
| [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
| [[Premadasa Stadium|Colombo (RPS)]]
| 2004
| 81 (92b, 6x4, 2x6); 9-0-37-3
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 12
| [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]]
| [[Bangabandhu Stadium|Dhaka]]
| 2004/05
| 70 (52b, 9x4, 2x6); 6-1-31-0
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 13
| [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]]
| [[Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Kochi]]
| 2004/05
| 108 (95b, 9x4, 3x6); 5-0-26-0
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
| 14
| [[Bermuda cricket team|Bermuda]]
| [[Queen's Park Oval|Port of Spain, Trinidad]]
| 2007
| 115 (87b, 17x4, 3x6); 5-0-15-0
|- bgcolor="#87cefa"
|}

{{India Squad 2003 Cricket World Cup}}
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== References ==
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===External links===
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* [http://ind.cricinfo.com/db/PLAYERS/IND/S/SEHWAG_V_06007781/ Cricinfo Player Profile]
* [http://www.time.com/time/asia/2003/heroes/virender_sehwag.html Virender Sehwag featured as an Asian hero] by [[Time magazine]] ([[Asia]] issue dated [[April 28]] [[2003]])
* [http://server1.msn.co.in/SP05/virendersehwag/index.htm Official website]
* [http://virendersehwag.info/ Latest news on Virender Sehwag]
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