How many Test hundreds has Virender Sehwag smashed?
How many Test hundreds has Virender Sehwag smashed?
Virender Sehwag
| Competition | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| 100s/50s | 23/32 | 15/38 |
| Top score | 319 | 219 |
| Balls bowled | 3,731 | 4,392 |
| Wickets | 40 | 96 |
When did Sehwag hit 300?
It was on March 29, 2004, when Virender Sehwag became the first Indian batsman to score a triple century in the longest format of the game.
When did Sehwag score 319?
2008
His good run on March 29 didn’t end there. In 2008, on the same date, Sehwag broke his own record for the highest individual score by an Indian batsman when he hammered 319 in the first Test against South Africa in Chennai.
Why did Sehwag drop 2007 final?
Johannesburg: As India take on Pakistan in the Twenty20 cricket World Cup final in Johannesburg, Virender Sehwag may or may not be playing in the match. The blow to Team India comes after he suffered a groin injury during the semi final and needed a runner.
How many times Sehwag hit 300?
The innings took only 247 balls and was the highest score at faster than a run a ball. Sehwag is the first Indian to score a triple century (300 or more runs), and has done so twice—309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa in Chennai in 2008.
How many times Sehwag scored 300?
Who hit most 300 in test?
| Player | Span | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| DG Bradman (AUS) | 1928-1948 | 6996 |
| V Sehwag (ICC/INDIA) | 2001-2013 | 8586 |
| CH Gayle (WI) | 2000-2014 | 7214 |
| BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2006 | 11953 |
What is highest test score?
West Indies batsman Brian Lara has the highest individual score in Test cricket: he scored 400 not out against England in 2004 to surpass the innings of 380 by Matthew Hayden six months earlier. Lara had held the record before Hayden, with a score of 375 against England 10 years earlier.
Why was Sehwag dropped in 2013?
Sehwag was left out after the second Test against Australia in Hyderabad in March 2013 after failing to post a half-century in eight innings. He returned to domestic cricket but failed to make a case compelling enough for a national recall.
Why did Sehwag retire?
“I told the management (about wanting to bat lower down) but they felt that I was still good enough to play as an opener and they didn’t want to take chances with the opening pair. I tried my best but could not get an opportunity in the middle order,” he said.
Who scored 6 balls 6 sixes?
Herschelle Gibbs hits six sixes in an over in ODI cricket While Shastri and Sobers were the first two batsmen to reach the milestone, it is former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs who was the first to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket.
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