Virendra Sehwag birthday: Five best records of India's best opening batter

20th October 2023 is the birthday of the former Indian cricketer Virendra Sehwag, who is considered as the best opening batsman for India. He became 45 years old.

Let's take a look at the knocks and achievements he made.

Most triple hundreds in a career

Virendra Sehwag alongside legend Sir Donald Bradman, Chris Gayle and Brian Lara shares the honors of having scored the most triple hundreds in a Test career twice.

Test hundred on debut

Sehwag also happens to hold a special record of scoring a hundred on his test debut against South Africa in 2001

Most runs in an innings by a captain

The 45-year -old precedes Indian skipper Rohit Sharma to hold the Number 1 position of scoring the most runs in an innings (219 runs) by a captain.

Most fours in an innings

Virendra Sehwag holds the second spot when it comes to scoring the most fours (47) in a test innings. As India's former opening batter, Sehwag has also carried the bat through a completed Test innings.

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In his career, Sehwag has played 374 international matches and scored 17253 runs. He was also a part of the Indian team when they won the 2007 T20I and 2011 ODI world cups.