Virender Sehwag Biography

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Virender Sehwag Biography
The swashbuckling former Indian opener, Virender
Sehwag is considered as one of the most
destructive batsmen in the world. Virender Sehwag
is known to clear the ropes in the just the
first ball of the innings as his aggressive
approach on the field has seen him demolish the
oppositions bowling attack. The Nawab of
Najafgarh has been the nightmare of the
opposition bowlers since the day he started
opening the innings for the Indian team. Sehwag
made his International debut against Pakistan in
an ODI match in Mohali on April 1, 1999. The
21-year-old came in to bat at the 7th down and he
was bundled out cheaply by Shoaib Akhtar.
However, he was promoted to bat as an opener in
the coming matches and the rest is history. Two
years later Sehwag made a cut into the Test team
against mighty South Africa where he hammered a
century on his test debut. Sehwag has been a
great admirer of Sachin Tendulkar due to his
batting techniques and loved watching him bat
from the non-strikers end. But he himself had a
subtle and unorthodox technique of batting,
especially for his square cuts and
uppercuts. Sehwag announced his retirement from
the International cricket on 20th October 2015
after getting ignored by the national team
selectors for over two years. He played his last
international match against Australia in a Test
match at Hyderabad in March 2013. Sehwag is
currently into a part of the commentary panel and
does good commentary in both English and
Hindi. Virender Sehwag's Personal Information
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Sehwags Date of Birth Virender Sehwags
birthday is on 20th October 1978. He was born in
Haryana but his family shifted to Najafgarh so he
spent his childhood in Najafgarh, Delhi. In
fact, after his success, people started calling
him the Nawab of Najafgarh. Sehwags Age
Virender Sehwags age is currently 41 years old
and there is still a lot of cricket left in him.
Recently, Sehwag smashed 74 runs off 54 balls in
the Road Safety Match against West Indies
Legends in march 2020 which shows he isnt rusty
till now. Sehwags Height Virender Sehwags
height is 5 ft 6 In (1.67 metres) Virender
Sehwag's Family Information Virender Sehwag was
born in a Jat family involved in the grain
business. Sehwag has always lived in a Joint
family including his three siblings, sixteen
cousins and uncle and aunts. After a few years
of his birth, Sehwag family shifted to Najafgarh
in Delhi where he attended his school and also
enrolled himself into a cricket
academy. Virender Sehwag is the third child of
Krishan and Krishna Sehwag after his sisters
Anju and Manju Sehwag. Manju Sehwag is a
politician of the Indian National Congress and a
representative of Ward 180 of Dakshinpuri
Extension Delhi.
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Sehwag got married to his longtime friend Aarti
Ahlawat. When Sehwag was 21 years old he
proposed her and the couple finally tied the knot
on 22nd April 2004. The couple gave birth to two
sons Aryavir Sehwag and Vedant Sehwag. Aryavir
is the elder son as he was born in 2007 while
Vedant was born in 2010. Virender Sehwag's Career
Stats
Virender Sehwag started his career as one of the
most promising batsmen in the Indian team down
the order. Unfortunately, he wasnt able to
deliver up to the expectations. It was under the
skipper Sourav Ganguly that he was promoted up
the batting order and started opening the
batting for the side. Sehwag made his ODI debut
against Pakistan in 1999 but it was not an
impressive start to his international career.
The right-handed batsman was known to be one of
the most destructive batting style. Perhaps, he
got a few more opportunities and he did bank on
those chances as cemented his place in the Indian
side. The 21-year-old Sehwag had a dream debut
in the white jersey as he scored a century in his
first-ever test match against South Africa. A
few months later he was promoted as an opener and
started opening with the batting great Sachin
Tendulkar as the duo went on to have one of the
highest opening
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partnerships in the World cricket, compiling 3919
runs at a combined average of 42.13, 12
centuries and the highest single inning
partnership of 182 runs. Sehwag has played 104
tests and scored 8586 runs at an average of 49.34
including 24 centuries. In the One Day
Internationals, Sehwag has played 251 matches and
piled 8273 runs at an average of 35.05. His
highest score in ODI is 219 against West Indies
in 2011. The Swashbuckling opener could only play
19 T20Is, scoring 394 runs at an average of
21.88. To check out his career stats, click on
Virender Sehwags career stats! Virender Sehwag's
IPL Career
Sehwag was way ahead of the other players in
playing the aggressive form of cricket, and when
the BCCI came up with the Indian Premier League.
Sehwag knew he could use some of his signature
shots at will in the cash-rich T20 league as he
was roped in by the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi
Capitals). Sehwag was the skipper of the Delhi
franchise as he led them to one of the best
seasons in 2010 when they reached the
semi-finals but lost to Kolkata Knight
Riders. Sehwag did peak individual success but
couldnt win a single title for the Daredevils.
In 2014, he joined Kings XI Punjab and with his
dashing and destructive form, he
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led Kings XI Punjab till the finals as he scored
122 runs in the semi-finals match against the
Chennai Super Kings. Two years after joining the
KXIP as a player, Sehwag took over the job of the
mentor of the franchise as he mentored them for
three consecutive seasons between 2016- 2018
before parting ways with them. As a player,
Sehwag scored 2728 runs in 104 matches in the
Indian Premier League at an average of 27.56.
His IPL career also includes two centuries, one
of which came against CSK in the semi-finals of
2015 season as KXIP advanced into the
finals. Virender Sehwag's Achievements
Achievements 1. Virender Sehwag still holds
the record of the highest score in an innings by
an Indian batsman in the Test cricket when he
scored 319 runs against South Africa in 2008.
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• He also holds the record for becoming the
  first-ever Indian batsman to score a triple
  century in test cricket when he smashed 209 runs
  against Pakistan in 2004 at Multan, that earned
  him the nickname Sultan of Multan. He has
  scored two triple centuries in his career.
• He became the first Indian skipper to score a
  double century in the ODI when he scored 219
  runs off 149 balls. He led the Indian team in
  absence of the regular skipper MS Dhoni.
• Sehwag also holds the record of scoring the
  fastest triple century in Test
• cricket in just 278 balls.
• Sehwag has the most number of 290 scores in test
  matches (scored triple century on two occasions)
• Virender Sehwags achievements also include him
  scoring over 7500 runs in
• both tests and ODI as an opener.
• Sehwag is one and the only cricketer in the world
  to have a rare feat of taking five wickets in an
  innings along with two consecutive double-century
  partnerships in test cricket.
• Awards
• In 2002 Virender Sehwag received the Arjuna Award
  by the Ministry of youth affairs and sports for
  his contribution to Cricket.
• In 2007 the former Indian opener received Polly
  Umrigar Award for
• international cricketer of the year.
• He was the recipient of the Wisden Cricketer in
  the World for two consecutive years in 2008 and
  2009.
• Sehwag was named the ICC Test Player of the year
  in 2010.
• In 2010 he was conferred with the Padma Shree
  Award.
• Virender Sehwag's Net worth

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• Sehwag has opened a school and named it Sehwag
  International School which is located in
  Jhajjar, Haryana. The school has A-class
  facilities for the students who aspire to be a
  sportsman.
• He launched his own sportswear brand named VS
  which is managed by Viru Retail Pvt. Ltd and
  Stitched Textiles Pvt. Ltd. With the motive of
  earning over Rs. 22 crores (estimated) per year,
  Sehwag launched over 50 stores in the country.
• Sehwag endorses the following brands Boost,
  Samsung Mobiles, Adidas, Reebok, Hero Honda,
  etc. and he charges a hefty amount from them for
  the endorsement.
• He has his own house in Najafgarh but recently he
  bought a mansion in the Hauz Khas which is one
  of the posh areas of New Delhi.
• Sehwag also rakes in a handsome amount from the
  BCCI for his commentary contract. Besides, he
  was also the head coach of Kings XI Punjab
  earning him a good amount of money.
• Sehwag owns one of the most luxurious cars in the
  world and some of them include Bentley
  Continental Flying Spur (Rs.3.41 crores) and a
  BMW series cars. He is one of those cricketers
  to show his fascination for the Big toys.
• Virender Sehwag is a philanthropist by nature as
  he donates in various charity foundations and
  also feeding the migrant labourers.

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Seems like diplomacy is not Virender Sehwags
forte as he tends to live his life on a simple
and upfront attitude. But when you are a
prominent figure and also represented your
country for over 15 years, the controversies
surely hit on you at least once in any part of
your career. Sehwag is known for a free mind and
expressing his views, regardless of what others
think and opine. Here is the list of Virender
Sehwags controversies on and off the field that
has caused him troubles on some occasions 1.
The cold war with MS Dhoni that barred him from
the Indian team This ought to be the mother of
all controversies in Virender Sehwags career
during his playing days. There have been
instances when both Dhoni and Sehwag were seen
teasing each other in the dressing room which
sometimes didnt end up well. The tiff between
them caused unrest in the Indian dressing room
which was followed by the teams disastrous run
in England and Australia in 2011-2012. Sehwag
was also going through a rough patch of his
career as he was not among the runs for almost a
year. Eventually, he was dropped from the side
as the youngsters took over his place. Later,
Sehwag revealed that MS Dhoni didnt want him
along with two other players in the team due to
their slow fielding. He also alleged that MS
didnt even consult with them before saying it
in front of the media. Because of that particular
incident, many also criticise Dhoni for
literally ending Sehwags career.
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1. Controversial tweet that incited communal
   controversy Virender Sehwag almost put himself
   in a controversy as he tweeted on an incident in
   2018 when a tribal man was killed in Kerala by a
   mob. Sehwag gave a communal angle to that
   incident with his tweet but received criticism by
   the people which led him to delete that tweet in
   order to not get in trouble.
2. Madhu stole 1 kg rice A mob of Ubaid , Hussain
   and Abdul Kareem lynched the poor tribal man to
   death. This is a disgrace to a civilised society
   and I feel ashamed that this happens and kuch
   farak nahi padta. pic.twitter.com/LXSnjY6sF0

1. Banned for excessive appealing against South
   Africa This controversy doesnt only involve
   Virender Sehwag but three other Indian players
   Deep Dasgupta, Harbhajan Singh and Shib Sunder
   Das as they were alleged for excessive appealing
   against South Africa at Port Elizabeth. Match
   referee Mike Dennes came down really hard on the
   Indian players as he handed them suspension for
   the excessive appealing. But the naive Sehwag was
   the only one who ended up with the suspension.
   Indian team still picked Sehwag for the test
   series against England on which ICC issued a
   statement saying that any match involving Sehwag
   would be termed unofficial until he serves one
   ban imposed on him.
2. Missed his century by 1 run This on-field
   controversy involving Virender Sehwag and Suraj
   Randiv takes us back to the tri-series between
   Indian, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Apparently,
   Virender Sehwag was batting on 99 and the
   Indian team required just one run to win the
   match. Randiv deliberately bowled a no-ball and
   Sehwag hammered him for a six. Initially, Sehwag
   thought that he had earned those six runs as he
   started celebrating his century and teams
   victory. But during the post-match presentation
   when he was adjudged the Man of the Match, he
   realised that the no-ball denied him his
   well-deserved century which he immediately cited
   signifying the length of the no-ball and
   subsequently, Randhiv was banned for one match
   while Tillakaratne Dilshan had to give up his
   one matchs fees.

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Sehwag has also hit the limelight for some of his
cheeky yet sarcastic tweets when he has taken a
jibe at some of the current and former
cricketers. Virender Sehwag's Social Media The
former batsman is known to be a social media buff
and his presence can be felt mostly on Twitter
as he leaves no stones unturned in keeping his
fans engaged and putting his honest
opinions. Sehwag also keeps his fans engaged on
Instagram by posting pictures and giving his
fans a glimpse of his daily life. The
swashbuckling opener has 5.3 million followers
on Instagram, 20.6 million followers on Twitter,
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