Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has announced his
retirement from international cricket. This announcement comes after more than
two-and-a-half years on from his last appearance in Test match for India in
March 2013 against Australia in Hyderabad. About Virender Sehwag Born: 20
October 1978 in New Delhi. He had started his international cricket career in
1999 after he played his first One Day International (ODI) against Pakistan and
later in 2001 joined the Indian Test team. In his remarkable career, he had
scored 17,253 international runs across all formats.
ODI Career: He had played
251 ODI matches and scored 8273 runs with batting average of 35.05. It includes
15 centuries including the second-highest individual ODI score of 219 after
Rohit Sharma.
Test Career: He had played 104 test matches and scored 8,586 runs
with batting average of 49.34. His score stands at fifth position in India’s
all-time list. It includes 23 centuries and highest score of 319 (against South
Africa). It was also the fastest triple century in the history of international
cricket reached 300 off only 278 balls. Captaincy: He had occasionally
captained India tean in 12 ODIs between 2003 and 2012 and 4 Tests matches
between 2005 and 2012. Sehwag was a part of the Indian cricket team that had
ended runner up in 2003 ICC World Cup and also part of Indian cricket team that
lifted the 2011 edition ICC World Cup.
Awards and Honours:
Arjuna Award (2002),
ICC Test Player of the Year 2010, Padma Shree (2010)
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