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  • 319 (304) v South Africa, Chennai 26 Mar 2008

    7 18.92%
  • 309 (375) v Pakistan, Multan 28 Mar 2004

    7 18.92%
  • 293 (254) v Sri Lanka, Mumbai (BS) 2 Dec 2009

    1 2.70%
  • 254 (247) v Pakistan, Lahore 13 Jan 2006

    1 2.70%
  • 201*(231) v Sri Lanka, Galle 31 Jul 2008

    3 8.11%
  • 195 (233) v Australia, Melbourne 26 Dec 2003

    5 13.51%
  • 180 (190) v West Indies, Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006

    0 0%
  • 155 (221) v Australia, Chennai 14 Oct 2004

    1 2.70%
  • 151 (236) v Australia, Adelaide 24 Jan 2008

    3 8.11%
  • 83 (68) v England, Chennai 11 Dec 2008

    9 24.32%
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Thread: Weapon of Ball Destruction - [[-¤--^ V I R U ^--¤-]]

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    Weapon of Ball Destruction - [[-¤--^ V I R U ^--¤-]]

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    Delhi Daredevil - [[-¤--^ V I R U ^--¤-]]

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    "Sehwag is the most destructive modern cricketer, There is no doubt abt it. He is just so destructive. He is totally fearless"-Viv Richards

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    Official Site!

    http://viruworld.com/

    http://twitter.com/sehwagvirender

    http://twitter.com/#search?q=sehwagvirender



    Virender Sehwag

    India

    Full name Virender Sehwag
    Born October 20, 1978, Delhi
    Current age 30 years 56 days
    Major teams India, Asia XI, Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, ICC World XI, India Blue, Leicestershire, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI
    Batting style Right-hand bat
    Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

    http://www.cricketwithballs.com/sehwagology/

    http://republiquecricket.files.wordp...pg?w=370&h=370
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    http://republiquecricket.files.wordp...pg?w=370&h=370


    http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes...ag-is-the-best


    Quotes about SEHWAG by great players......
    If he is in the field for more than 10 overs,im sure the bowlers are going to have a tough time"-srikanth
    "He is the most unpredictable batsman i have ever seen in my career"-Mcgrath
    "Having scored 298 and still hitting a six is something unimaginable"-Waqar younis
    "I have to learn from him how to play in the nervous 90's"-Sachin
    "No matter how good and experienced you are, he can kill your attitude"-Brett Lee

    Virender Sehwag. India's volcano of an opening batsman, the best show in town and most destructive wielder of willow on the planet,


    http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008...=ILCNETTXT3487
    Last edited by Sourav; 11th May 2011 at 12:21 PM.
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    Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
    Tests 65 112 4 5600 319 51.85 7168 78.12 15 18 791 64 50 0
    ODIs 196 191 7 6124 130 33.28 6143 99.69 9 33 839 96 76 0
    T20Is 9 8 0 172 68 21.50 132 130.30 0 1 19 6 0 0
    First-class 127 211 8 10077 319 49.64 29 36 109 0
    List A 266 256 12 8077 130 33.10 10 50 100 0
    Twenty20 33 32 3 780 94* 26.89 496 157.25 0 5 90 32 4 0

    Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
    Tests 65 62 2323 1149 29 5/104 5/118 39.62 2.96 80.1 0 1 0
    ODIs 196 125 3871 3413 84 3/25 3/25 40.63 5.29 46.0 0 0 0
    T20Is 9 1 6 20 0 - - - 20.00 - 0 0 0
    First-class 127 6954 3582 93 5/104 38.51 3.09 74.7 1 0
    List A 266 5476 4706 130 4/17 4/17 36.20 5.15 42.1 2 0 0
    Twenty20 33 16 252 345 16 3/14 3/14 21.56 8.21 15.7 0 0 0

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    Virender Sehwag has constructed an extraordinary career with a relentless quest, and a genius, for boundary hitting. With minimal footwork but maximum intent, he has piled Test runs at a faster pace than anyone in the history of cricket. Bowlers must always fancy their chances against a batsman who plays so many strokes; it's just that Sehwag fancies his chances against them much more.

    As a starry-eyed youngster from Najafgarh, where his family ran a flour mill, Sehwag grew up, like many others from his generation, wanting to be Sachin Tendulkar. Indeed, when he scored his first one-day hundred, filling up for his injured idol against New Zealand in Sri Lanka, he could have been mistaken for him: there was the same back-foot punch on the off side, the minimalistic straight drive and the wristy whip to the leg. And on his Test debut, on a fiery pitch at Bloemfontein, he matched the master stroke for stroke as they both blazed away to hundreds. But soon he emerged his own man, and not long after Tendulkar was playing a supporting, and somewhat calming, hand as Sehwag romped away to a triple hundred, the first by an Indian, in Multan, bringing it up with a six. Two Tests ago, he had been dismissed trying the same stroke five short of what would have been his first Test double hundred.

    His uncomplicated approach - batting is all about scoring as many runs as quickly as possible - belies a sharp and street-smart cricket mind. He has a keen grasp of his own, and his opponents', strengths and weaknesses and exploits them in a forensic manner. What appears risky to many, is merely an opportunity for him, and his lack of footwork, which does get him in trouble against the moving ball, is mostly an advantage, for it creates space for his brilliant handwork. Few batsmen have hit the ball harder square on the offside, and fewer still have hit them as frequently. And the sight of a spinner brings the savage out in him: and for many spectacular assaults against the world's leading spinners, there have numerous outrageous dismissals against the not-so-reputed ones.

    The most remarkable aspect of Sehwag's career of course has been his ability to build massive Test scores at breathtaking speed. He holds the Indian record for highest number the Test double hundreds, and came within seven runs of joining Don Bradman in scoring three triple hundreds. That innings, against Sri Lanka at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, epitomised the Sehwag brand of batsmanship: a mix of imagination, daring, power, skills, and clarity of vision.

    He is equally refreshing off the field and shares his views on the game in an endearingly direct and candid manner, a rare trait among contemporary cricketers. He is, in every sense, a true original.




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    Virender Sehwag is a primal talent whose rough edges make him all the more appealing. By the time he had scored his first centuries in one-day cricket (off 70 balls, against New Zealand) and Test cricket (on debut, against South Africa, from 68 for 4), he was already eliciting comparisons with his idol Sachin Tendulkar. It is half true. Like Tendulkar, he is short and square with curly hair, plays the straight drive, backfoot punch and whip off the hips identically, but leaves Tendulkar in the shade when it comes to audacity.

    Asked to open the innings in Tests on the tour of England in 2002, Sehwag proved an instant hit, cracking an 80 and a 100 in the first two matches. Regularly thereafter, he kept conjuring pivotal innings at the top of the order, none as significant as India's first 300 (which he bought up, characteristically, with a six), at Multan against Pakistan in early 2004.

    Sehwag bowls effective, loopy offspin, and is a reliable catcher in the slips. He also once almost split the cricket world: when he was banned for a match by the ICC referee Mike Denness on grounds of excessive appealing, the Indian board wasn't prepared to listen, and even played an unofficial Test with South Africa to prove a point. When a compromise was finally reached, Sehwag was back to his merry ways.

    Though he continued to dominate in the Test arena, Sehwag's one-day form dipped alarmingly - after January 2004, he went through a period of 60 matches where he averaged under 29. Despite his fitness levels dropping and his one-day spot being under threat - he was dropped from the side for the home series against West Indies in early 2007 - Sehwag continued to sparkle in Tests, as shown by his magnificent 254 at Lahore. In June, he came excruciatingly close to scoring a century before lunch in the first day against West Indies in St Lucia, a feat never accomplished before by an Indian batsman.

    After a string of poor scores, Sehwag was dropped from India's Test squad to Bangladesh in 2007, and was not considered for either the Test or ODI sides to England. He was a surprise pick for the Test team to tour Australia after not being named in the initial list of probables.

    Sehwag had to wait for two matches before he made a strong comeback in the Perth Test, where he gave the innings' momentum with knocks of 29 and 43, and took two wickets with his offspin in Australia's second innings, to help India claim one of their greatest wins. He followed it up with scores of 63 and an imperious 151 - his first century in the team's second innings - to help India draw the Test in Adelaide. Then, in the first Test against South Africa in Chennai, he made an even more emphatic statement, rattling off the quickest triple-century in Test cricket, off just 278 balls. He eventually made 319 - the highest score by an Indian - and in the process became only the third batsman, after Don Bradman and Brian Lara, to pass 300 twice in Tests. In his next Test series against Sri Lanka in 2008, Sehwag thrived while the Indian middle-order struggled against the mystery spin of Ajantha Mendis. His double-hundred and half-century were instrumental in India winning the Galle Test.

    Cricinfo Staff (October 1, 2008)
    "Sehwag is the most destructive modern cricketer, There is no doubt abt it. He is just so destructive. He is totally fearless"-Viv Richards

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    Sehwag is the leading run-getter in 2008
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    Monday, December 15th, 2008 AT 12:12 PM
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    Virender Sehwag plays a shot during Day 4 of Chennai Test, against England, on Sunday



    CHENNAI: Dashing Indian Opener Virender Sehwag, who has set up a possible Indian victory in the first test against England with his aggressive innings on Sunday evening, has, so far, emerged as the leading run scorer among the cricketers in the world for 2008.

    The swashbuckling cricketer, who smashed a 68-ball 83, has so far scored 1,445 runs in 2008, ahead of South African Skipper Greame Smith's 1,363 runs.

    Sehwag has played 25 innings in 13 matches in the year, hitting three centuries and six 50s with 319 against South Africa, the second triple hundred for the Najafgarh-born cricketer, being the highest.

    With the second test against England coming up in the next four days time, Sehwag can further improve on his performance.

    Smith, too, can catch up with the Indian as the Proteas are to play their first test against Australia from Thursday.

    Behind him was Greame Smith, (1,363 runs, 13 matches, 21 innings, five hundreds and four 50s), India's V V S Laxman (1045 runs, 14 matches, 24 innings, two hundreds, seven 50s), H M Amla of South Africa (1012, 13 matches, 20 innings, three hundreds, five 50s) and Neil Mckenzie of South Africa (102, 12 matches, 19 innings, three hundreds and two 50s).

    This was the 17th occasion that an Indian cricketer has scored more than 1,000 runs in a calendar year.

    Master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar and former skipper Sunil Gavaskar have achieved it four times each, Rahul Dravid and Sehwag twice and Gundappa Viswanath, Sourav Ganguly, Mohinder Amarnath, V V S Laxman and Dilip Vengsarkar once each.

    Following is the list: Sehwag (2008) 1445 runs S M Gavaskar (1979) 1,407 runs Sachin Tendulkar (2002) 1,392 runs G R Viswanath (1979) 1,388 runs Rahul Dravid (2002) 1,357 runs S M Gavaskar (1983) 1,310 runs Sehwag (2004) 1141 runs, Saurav Ganguly (2007) 1106 runs S M Gavaskar (1978) 1099 runs Rahul Dravid (2006) 1095 runs Sachin Tendulkar (1999) 1088 runs Mohinder Amarnath, (1983) 1077 runs V V S Laxman (2008) 1045 runs Dilip Vengsarkar, (1979) 1044 runs SM Gavaskar (1976) 1024 runs Sachin Tendulkar (2001) 1003 runs Sachin Tendulkar (1997) 1000 runs

    http://www.sakaaltimes.com/2008/12/1...g-rungett.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by ajithfederer
    Counts to nearly 2300 runs in 11 matches
    Quote Originally Posted by HonestRaj
    Sehwag's last eleven Test centuries, just to reiterate, were breakneck knocks of 195, 309, 155, 164, 173, 201, 254, 180, 151, 319 and 201 not out. To saw him off for a mere 83, in the circumstances, was a pyrrhic victory.



    http://content-eap.cricinfo.com/indv...ry/382122.html
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    Sehwag, a genuine match-winner

    When Sehwag gets going, it is almost like watching Richards, writes

    L. Sivaramakrishnan

    Almost a year ago, when India toured Australia, Virender Sehwag did not even get to play the first two Test matches. Eventually, he did play the last two matches and he went on to score a century at Adelaide. That seemed to be the turning point for this young man.

    Since then 2008 has been a bonanza of runs. When Sehwag gets going, it is almost like watching Viv Richards of the yesteryear.

    There is utter disregard for the bowlers and the disdain with which he dispatches the ball is a sight to behold.

    When Sehwag hit Paul Collingwood for two consecutive sixes, the bowler confessed later that he was very worried that all the six balls that he bowled would meet the same fate. That is the kind of fear that Sehwag instils in the opposition.

    Viru too was very forthright in his opinion. “The bowler might be good” he agreed “but there are always bad balls waiting to be put away.” And when he sees these balls, God forbid anyone standing in the way.

    Sehwag is the kind of batsman who wins you matches. His partnership with Sachin Tendulkar at Cuttack made the English target look very ordinary. The blistering attack left the English bowlers floundering.

    Kevin Pietersen had to use all his best bowlers to try and contain the carnage. None of it had any effect on Shewag who went on to score a dazzling 91 and Pietersen was left with few bowling choices towards the end.
    Uncomplicated

    Like his game, Shewag’s view point is uncomplicated. He says things as he sees it.

    He does not believe in turning away in the face of opposition. Instead, his policy has always been to take ‘arms against the sea of trouble, and by opposing, end them.’

    His interviews stand testimony to this. I once asked him before an interview if there was something in particular that he would like to discuss. He just shook his head and told me “Ask what you wish and I will just answer them the best I can.”

    In Bangalore, one could see him at the boundary with the crowds, whistling and cheering his teammates on. Obviously here was a man who was enjoying himself and his game. Contrary to what most people might think, he feels no pressure of vice-captaincy.
    Deadly combination

    It is this deadly combination of self-belief and the ability to enjoy what he does that tears the opposition apart.

    He has a fantastic hand-eye co-ordination. While he earlier was most comfortable with an outside the off-stump line, he is now able to play a middle and off line with equal ease.

    As a bowler all you can hope to do, is persist and wait for him to make a mistake.

    The problem with a batsman like Sehwag though, is that if he does not make a mistake for an hour, then the game is already out of your hands.

    http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/28/stor...2852751800.htm
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    He is a true match winner on his own...

    Pitch never matters....
    Opponents never matter...
    Bowlers never matter...

    True champion

    “Genius begins great works; labour alone finishes them.” - Joseph Joubert

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    "Sehwag is the most destructive modern cricketer, There is no doubt abt it. He is just so destructive. He is totally fearless"-Viv Richards

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