Oct 11, 2019 indias cricket team captain virat kohli celebrates after scoring a double century 200 runs during the second day of the second test cricket match between india and south africa at maharashtra. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive batsmen of all time, sehwag. Star batsman virat kohli on friday eclipsed legendary sachin tendulkar and virender sehwag by amassing a record seventh double hundred, the highest in indian cricket history. Jan 24, 2017 wriddhiman saha credits virender sehwag for his double century in irani final. Virat kohli goes past sachin tendulkar, virender sehwag to. On this day sehwag becomes indias first triple centurion. Sehwag 219 runs in 149 balls against west indies virender sehwag double century highlights. Virat kohli surpasses tendulkar, sehwag for record double. Virender sehwag is an indian cricketer whose aggressive batting has found success at the top of the batting order. His 209 came against a tired australian bowling attack, and india piled loads of runs on the scoreboard in the last 1015 overs of the game. Sehwag is the only indian batsman to score a triplecentury in tests, and he did it twice. The wicketkeeper batsman also spoke about his approach in the innings. The indian skipper, who now has 26 test hundreds and 69 international tons 43 in odis, for a brief period of time had also surpassed sir don bradmans eight scores.
Though sachin was the first man to score double hundred in odibut i will choose sehwags 219 as best. Here we have some hd wallpapers of virender sehwag. Virender sehwags 219 runknock recalled ahead of india. Virat kohli hits seventh double ton, breaks virender sehwag. Virender sehwag to retire from international cricket the. Virender sehwag completes his double century against sri lanka. Rohit, in fact, has three double hundreds against his name. With 8586 runs from 104 test matches, sehwag stands at fifth in indias alltime list. In odis, he scored 8273 runs, with 15 centuries including the secondhighest individual score of 219. This guys style and technique is very similar to that of sehwags and he did what sehwag did scoring a double century in india.
With this double century, kohli went past virender sehwag and sachin tendulkar who scored six test double centuries each. The indian skipper reached his seventh double century in his 81st test and in the process surpassed sachin tendulkar and virender sehwag who both had scored six double hundreds in their stellar career. His triple century was made from just 278 balls, making it the fastest in test. In the mid of the innings i was expecting a decent play but sehwag s hurtbreaking strocks makes me to think 450 cross but 418 is a good total at the end. His innings was also the highest odi innings at that time as india put up 4185. Sachin tendulkar 200 vs south africa, gwalior, 2010. Oct 20, 2019 in fact, rohit went into lunch 1 run short of his maiden double hundred in tests. Virender sehwag check sehwags news, career, age, rankings. Explore rohit sharma double century photos and videos on. Virender sehwag hits double century watch video sehwag may have got lucky a few times in his marathon innings, but for his fans, this was a treat like no other. Oct 11, 2019 virat kohli hits seventh double ton, breaks virender sehwag and sachin tendulkars record virat kohli shattered records and entered the history books by smashing his seventh double century as. He has scored centuries 100 or more runs on 23 occasions in test cricket and in 15 one day international odi matches but has not scored a century in a twenty20 international in tests, sehwag has scored centuries against all the testcricket playing nations except bangladesh. Indias cricket team captain virat kohli celebrates after scoring a double century 200 runs during the second day of the second test cricket match between india and south africa at.
Sehwag s effortless double century creates history for the highest individual score in odis and also most important 2 indians 2 double centuries and both in the state of madhya pradesh. Virender sehwag became the second batsman to score 200 runs in an oneday international, when he smashed 219 against west indies in indore. Mar 12, 2017 6 batsman with double centuries in odi cricket surprisingly 3 are indian cricketers sachin tendulkar double century runs 200 147 fours 25 sixes 3 country india year 2010 virender sehwag. Rohit has thus become the 1st batsman to score a 200plus score in tests after scoring double hundreds in odi cricket. Find sehwags records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. Sehwag raced to his maiden double century in just 140 balls which included six huge sixes and 23 boundaries. Oct 24, 2015 sehwag averaged more than 50 in three consecutive years twice in his career 2003, 2004, 2005 and then 2008, 2009, 2010. Sehwag, winning the toss, elected to bat and scored a fluent 62 off 31 balls to help his team post a competitive target 1649 in 20 overs. Rohit sharma joins sachin tendulkar, virender sehwag and chris.
Oct 19, 2015 sehwag is the only indian batsman to score a triple century in tests, and he did it twice. The world record is being held by chris gayle, who completed his double. Virender sehwag hits double century 219 against west. Furthermore, in december 2011, sehwag scored a remarkable 219 in an odi against the west indies at indore, which was only the 2nd odi doublehundred at the time, and the highest ever score in odis. Aarti ahlawat, cricketer, fastest triple century in the history, free download online pictures of virender sehwag, score a double hundred, virender sehwag. Reuters as india take on australia in the third odi in indore, it comes as an opportune time to recall the time when virender sehwag scored 219 runs against the west indies in 2011 on this very ground. It was also the highest record for quite some time before being shattered. Furthermore, in december 2011, sehwag scored a remarkable 219 in an odi against the west indies at indore, which was only the 2nd odi double hundred at the time, and the highest ever score in odis. Dec 09, 2011 sehwag s top10 innings in odis next indias most entertaining opener, virender sehwag, created history on thursday when he became the highest scorer in odi history after striking 219 from a mere. Ben stokes smashes the fastest england double century in a total of 6296, with south africa closing 488 behind on 1412.
Virender sehwag slams maiden double century in odis. List of international cricket centuries by virender sehwag. Aug 01, 2017 sehwag 219 against west indies virender sehwag hits double century 219 against west indies virender sehwag 219 in 149 balls. Sehwags performance led india to 418 for 5, their highest odi total, and sealed victory in the fivematch series against west indies. Sehwag taking mere 140 deliveries 23 x 4, 6 x 6 to reach the double century created sensation in the cricketing world. Sehwag is the first indian to score a triple century 300 or more runs, and has done so twice309 against pakistan in multan in 2004 and 319 against south africa in chennai in 2008. Virender sehwag played one of the great innings in test history at the ma chidambaram stadium in chennai today. Find highquality virender sehwag stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Kohli surpasses sachin, sehwag with 7th double hundred. Oct 11, 2019 with this double century, kohli went past virender sehwag and sachin tendulkar who scored six test double centuries each. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive batsmen of all time, sehwag played as an aggressive righthanded opening batsman and also bowled parttime rightarm offspin.
Sehwag went to 295 with a couple of akhtar and at 1 pm, sehwag launched saqlain over deep midwicket for a massive six and he became the first indian player in history to hit a triple century. Marvelous rohitman sharma hits his first test double century. Shoaib akhtar, who started the proceedings for royals. Virat kohli surpasses sachin tendulkar, virender sehwag to. King virat kohli surpasses tendulkar, sehwag for record. Many cricketers have double century in cricket like virat kohli, don bardman, sehwag, sangakara etc. Kohli, who didnt have any ton to his name this year, has now become the indian batsman with most number of double tons to his name. Mar, 2009 double hundred in odis a possibility in nz. Kohli took two runs off south african left arm spinner senuran muthusamy. Sachin tendulkar scored first double century in mens odis on.
Virender sehwag profile icc ranking, age, career info. Just like virender sehwag who is celebrating his birthday on sunday, rohit got to his double hundred by hooking lungi ngidi for a six after lunch. He is also only the 5th indian opener after vinoo mankad, budhi kunderan, sunil gavaskar and virender sehwag to score 500 runs in a test series. Mar 29, 2020 sehwag went to 295 with a couple of akhtar and at 1 pm, sehwag launched saqlain over deep midwicket for a massive six and he became the first indian player in history to hit a triple century. The latter is the fastest triple century in test cricket, the 300 coming up off just 278 balls, and is also the highest score with a strike rate over 100. In fact, rohit went into lunch 1 run short of his maiden double hundred in tests. Sehwag scored his 11th century off just 60 balls with 14 boundaries. Lakruwan wanniarachchiafp for me, the highlight of a test match in which virender sehwag made 251 runs in.
Sehwag 219 runs in 149 balls against west indies virender. Virender sehwag blasts a superb century vs new zealand 2002 duration. Sehwag also registered the highest individual score in the 50over format on thursday. Sehwag is one of only two players in the world to score a double hundred in odi and a triple hundred in test cricket, the other being chris gayle. Chris gayle scores first double century in world cup history. Batsmen with double century in test and odi cricket.
Martin guptill, chris gayle and fakhar zaman are the other batsmen to have scored a double century in odis. Virender sehwag smashes 219, a new odi record 219 from 149 balls, with 25 fours and 7 sixes, pushing sachin tendulkar to the slowest double century maker in odi history. Com virender sehwag created history, by scoring the fastest odi century by any indian. Virat kohli on friday broke the record of the most double centuries in test cricket by an indian cricketer at maharashtra cricket association stadium, pune. Virat kohli hits 7th double century, goes past sachin.
Virender sehwag hits double century 219 against west indies india tv. Dec 09, 2011 sehwag raced to his maiden double century in just 140 balls which included six huge sixes and 23 boundaries. Rohits innings emulated that of virender sehwags as he went on to reach the score of 200 after hitting a beautiful six. Nathan astles 153ball double century against england in the 20012 christchurch test remains the fastest, while sehwag stood second in the chart for achieving the landmark in 182 balls against pakistan in the 20056 lahore test. Virender sehwags characteristic 201 wasnt enough to help india to safety, as a late spur of wickets in the final session left the hosts at 6379, in response to pakistans first innings score of. Watch full video of gaylestorm in wi vs zim 2015 cricket world cup match. Virender sehwag has the 2nd fastest double century in odis to his credit. Kohli scored his seventh double century in test cricket surpassing virender sehwag and sachin tendulkars tally of. Dec 08, 2011 sehwag s performance led india to 418 for 5, their highest odi total, and sealed victory in the fivematch series against west indies. Wriddhiman saha credits virender sehwag for his double. Virender sehwag announced retirement from cricket on 20 oct 2015 virender singh sehwag is a famous indian cricketer batsman. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Virender sehwag slams maiden double century in odis, scripts.
He was born on october 20, 1978, in delhi in a hindu jat family of sehwag gotra. Sehwag averaged more than 50 in three consecutive years twice in his career 2003, 2004, 2005 and then 2008, 2009, 2010. India has made 400 thrice in odi history and the highest score of india is 418, yes its the same match in which sehwag made double century, next to sachin tendulkar and become the first ever captain to score 200 in cricket history. Ben stokes hits fastest england double century in tests bbc. Read about virender sehwags profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. Virat kohli hits seventh double ton, breaks virender sehwag and sachin tendulkars record virat kohli shattered records and entered the history books by. Sehwag scored at least one century each year from 2001 to 2010 except in. Virender sehwag pronunciation help info born 20 october 1978 is a former indian cricketer.
List of all double hundreds in odi cricket read scoops. Oct 20, 2015 virender sehwag has the 2nd fastest double century in odis to his credit. It was an innings characteristic of sehwag s approach to batting. Aarti ahlawat, cricketer, fastest triple century in the history, free download online pictures of virender sehwag, score a double hundred, virender sehwag, virender sehwag latest best high resolution wallpapers. Virender sehwag s 219run knock against the west indies came during a fivematch bilateral series. His other innings of 309 and 293 are also the second and third best by any indian player. Virender sehwag 119 runs 60 ball vs pakistan highlights video. India had declared their innings at 4799 in the rainhit contest while the visitors were 92 when stumps were drawn on sunday. Wriddhiman saha credits virender sehwag for his double century in irani final. Kohli scored his seventh double century in test cricket surpassing virender sehwag and sachin tendulkars tally of six 200plus innings scores.
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