Know Your Top Cricketer Virender Sehwag In The World.

Know Your Top Cricketer Virender Sehwag In The World.
Virender Sehwag was born on 20 October 1978 in Delhi, India. He's at present among the leading Indian batsmen in the Indian cricket team. He was born right into a Jatt household from Haryana, which afterward settled down in the Najafgarh locality of Delhi. He gone to school in Delhi. Sehwag is definitely an occasional right-arm off-spin bowler but an aggressive right-handed opening batsman. He is habitually known as Viru or the Prince of Najafgarh. He joined the Indian Test cricket team in 2001. Before that, he performed his first One Day International in 1999. He performed outstandingly in 2008 and was honoured for it because the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World. He holds a lot of records as well as the maximum score made by an Indian in Test cricket (319), the best ever triple century, and so on. He has scored more than 300 runs twice in Test cricket. In an ODI in March 2009, Sehwag made the greatest century ever scored by an Indian.

In October 2005, Sehwag became vice-captain of the Indian team under Rahul Dravid . in 2008, after Anil Kumble’s retirement he was again appointed as vice captain for that Tests and ODIs. By early 2009, Sehwag was once again one of the best performing batsmen in ODI cricket.
Childhood and Career
Sehwag attended Arora Vidya School in Delhi. He pleaded together with his parents to let him play cricket as that was his passion. In the 1997-1998 first-class cricket season, Sehwag made his debut by playing for Delhi. In the following season, he was chosen towards the North Zone cricket team for that Duleep Trophy. He batted well and was thus included in the under 19 team which toured South Africa. The selectors noted his consistently good performance and he soon grew to becomte a member on the national team in 2001. Although his international profession had in progress, he carried on playing for Delhi and captained North Zone to victory in 2004-05 and 2005-2006. He also played for Leicestershire in county cricket, but had to drag out due to a back injury. Sehwag showed good batting presentation against Australia in Bangalore and helped India to win. He was awarded his first Man of the Match award.
Sehwag had his burst through in Sri Lanka in August 2001 when he was promoted for the opening batsman for those tri-series which also included New Zealand. This opportunity arose because Sachin Tendulkar was absent due to a foot injury. He scored quick century and was awarded Man of the Match. In the inside the India-England ODI Series in January 2002 Sehwag was once again the opener. In the test at Kanpur, he scored fast and led India to victory. In the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka, he displayed two brilliant knocks and won Man of the Match awards.

In 2002, his centuries helped India defeat West Indies at Rajkot. In March 2009, he scored a fast century against New Zealand in an ODI. India won the series.
Sehwag’s variety of play is quite much like Tendulkar’s. He cuts or drives spinners inside out. Square and upper cuts are his favorite shots. He often strikes the ball in the air and risks dismissals. He can often be noted for his attacking aggressive style of batting.
Personal Life
Sehwag is married to Aarti and has son named Aryavir. Sehwag is really a pure vegetarian and owns few few restaurants. He also does charity work for the UNICEF.

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
219	India	v West Indies	Indore	8 Dec 2011	ODI # 3223
0	India	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	5 Dec 2011	ODI # 3221
26	India	v West Indies	Visakhapatnam	2 Dec 2011	ODI # 3219
20	India	v West Indies	Cuttack	29 Nov 2011	ODI # 3217
0/61, 37, 0/3, 60	India	v West Indies	Mumbai	22 Nov 2011	Test # 2019
38, 0/20	India	v West Indies	Kolkata	14 Nov 2011	Test # 2017
0/5, 55, 55	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Nov 2011	Test # 2015
35, 1/13	Delhi	v Services	Rohtak	25 Oct 2011	Twenty20
30	Delhi	v Haryana	Rohtak	24 Oct 2011	Twenty20
2/18, 1	Delhi	v J + K	Rohtak	21 Oct 2011	Twenty20