Tuesday marked an end of an era for cricket as former India opener Virender Sehwag followed his retirement from international cricket by confirming that he was also bringing to a close his time in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Known for his flamboyant, aggressive style, Sehwag made his debut for India in April 1999 in an ODI at Mohali against Pakistan. A first Test match followed in November 2001 at Bloemfontein against South Africa, where he announced himself by hitting a century.
Sehwag went on to make two triple centuries in Tests and one double century in ODIs for India, and became the quickest batsman to score 250 (in 207 balls) and 300 (in 278 balls) in Test cricket.
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Here, Sport360 looks at the numbers behind his dazzling career.
VIRENDER SEHWAG
| Born: | October 20, 1978, Delhi, India |
| Age: | 37 years |
| Teams: | India, ICC World XI, Asia XI, Delhi, Haryana, North Zone, Rest of India, Leicestershire, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab |
| Batting: | Right-hand opening batsman |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break bowler |
| Test debut: | vs South Africa at Bloemfontein November 3-6, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Last Test: | vs Australia at Hyderabad March 2-5, 2013 |
| ODI debut: | vs Pakistan at Mohali April 1, 1999 |
| Last ODI: | vs Pakistan at Kolkata January 3, 2013 |
| T20I debut: | vs South Africa v India at Johannesburg December 1, 2006 |
| Last T20I: | vs South Africa at Colombo RPSOctober 2, 2012 |
International career
| Format | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | Cts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 104 | 180 | 6 | 8586 | 319 | 49.34 | 82.23 | 23 | 32 | 91 |
| ODIs | 251 | 245 | 9 | 8273 | 219 | 35.05 | 104.33 | 15 | 38 | 93 |
| T20Is | 19 | 18 | 0 | 394 | 68 | 21.88 | 145.38 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 374 | 443 | 15 | 17253 | 319 | 40.31 | 92.55 | 38 | 72 | 186 |
| Format | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | R/o | S/R | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 104 | 3731 | 74 | 1894 | 40 | 5/104 | 47.35 | 3.04 | 93.28 | 1 |
| ODIs | 251 | 4392 | 13 | 3853 | 96 | 4/6 | 40.13 | 5.26 | 45.75 | 0 |
| T20Is | 19 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | – | – | 20.00 | – | 0 |
| Total | 374 | 8129 | 87 | 5767 | 136 | 5/104 | 42.40 | 4.25 | 59.77 | 1 |
Test career
| For | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 103 | 178 | 6 | 8503 | 319 | 49.43 | 82.18 | 23 | 31 |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 76 | 41.50 | 87.36 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 104 | 180 | 6 | 8586 | 319 | 49.34 | 82.23 | 23 | 32 |
Highest: 319 v South Africa at Chennai in March 2008
| Against | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 23 | 45 | 1 | 1821 | 195 | 41.38 | 75.68 | 3 | 10 |
| South Africa | 15 | 26 | 0 | 1306 | 319 | 50.23 | 80.56 | 5 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1276 | 309 | 91.14 | 80.2 | 4 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1239 | 293 | 72.88 | 99.83 | 5 | 3 |
| West Indies | 10 | 17 | 0 | 888 | 180 | 52.23 | 88.35 | 2 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 21 | 1 | 883 | 173 | 44.15 | 83.38 | 2 | 3 |
| England | 17 | 29 | 1 | 821 | 117 | 29.32 | 75.39 | 2 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 6 | 1 | 176 | 56 | 35.2 | 84.61 | 0 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 4 | 1 | 176 | 74 | 58.66 | 79.63 | 0 | 1 |
| Played | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in India | 52 | 89 | 3 | 4656 | 319 | 54.13 | 83.42 | 13 | 19 |
| in Australia | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1031 | 195 | 46.86 | 74.60 | 2 | 5 |
| in Pakistan | 6 | 8 | 0 | 732 | 309 | 91.50 | 85.91 | 2 | 1 |
| in Sri Lanka | 6 | 11 | 1 | 692 | 201* | 69.20 | 95.71 | 3 | 2 |
| in South Africa | 8 | 15 | 0 | 382 | 105 | 25.46 | 67.85 | 1 | 1 |
| in West Indies | 4 | 7 | 0 | 357 | 180 | 51.00 | 86.44 | 1 | 1 |
| in England | 6 | 10 | 0 | 278 | 106 | 27.80 | 64.50 | 1 | 1 |
| in New Zealand | 5 | 9 | 0 | 180 | 48 | 20.00 | 97.29 | 0 | 0 |
| in Bangladesh | 4 | 6 | 1 | 176 | 56 | 35.20 | 84.61 | 0 | 2 |
| in Zimbabwe | 2 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 44 | 51.00 | 99.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Home and Away | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| home | 52 | 89 | 3 | 4656 | 319 | 54.13 | 83.42 | 13 | 19 |
| away | 52 | 91 | 3 | 3930 | 309 | 44.65 | 80.86 | 10 | 13 |
| Batting position | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 1 | 1169 | 254 | 53.13 | 78.77 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 147 | 5 | 7038 | 319 | 49.56 | 83.87 | 19 | 25 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 125.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 105 | 70.00 | 64.22 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 164 | 66 | 27.33 | 69.78 | 0 | 1 |
ODI career
| For | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 241 | 235 | 9 | 7995 | 219 | 35.37 | 104.44 | 15 | 37 |
| Asia XI | 7 | 7 | 0 | 214 | 52 | 30.57 | 102.39 | 0 | 1 |
| ICC World XI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 37 | 21.33 | 98.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 251 | 245 | 9 | 8273 | 219 | 35.05 | 104.33 | 15 | 38 |
Highest: 219 v West Indies at Indore on 8 December 2011
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| Opponent | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 55 | 52 | 3 | 1699 | 146 | 34.67 | 110.18 | 2 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1157 | 130 | 52.59 | 103.95 | 6 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1071 | 119 | 34.54 | 102.58 | 2 | 6 |
| England | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1008 | 126 | 37.33 | 102.33 | 1 | 7 |
| West Indies | 27 | 27 | 2 | 836 | 219 | 33.44 | 102.57 | 2 | 3 |
| Australia | 30 | 29 | 0 | 629 | 82 | 21.68 | 88.96 | 0 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 12 | 0 | 503 | 175 | 41.91 | 124.19 | 1 | 3 |
| South Africa | 18 | 18 | 1 | 497 | 77* | 29.23 | 96.69 | 0 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 7 | 0 | 230 | 90 | 32.85 | 95.04 | 0 | 1 |
| Africa XI | 6 | 6 | 0 | 169 | 52 | 28.16 | 99.41 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenya | 5 | 5 | 2 | 163 | 55* | 54.33 | 103.82 | 0 | 2 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114.00 | 131.03 | 1 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 78.00 | 177.27 | 0 | 1 |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45.00 | 115.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 39 | 22.50 | 128.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 166.66 | 0 | 0 |
| UAE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Played | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in India | 90 | 87 | 2 | 3045 | 219 | 35.82 | 106.72 | 5 | 14 |
| in Sri Lanka | 39 | 38 | 3 | 1295 | 126 | 37.00 | 104.43 | 4 | 4 |
| in Bangladesh | 16 | 16 | 0 | 724 | 175 | 45.25 | 118.49 | 1 | 4 |
| in New Zealand | 12 | 12 | 1 | 598 | 125* | 54.36 | 103.10 | 3 | 2 |
| in Pakistan | 12 | 12 | 0 | 584 | 119 | 48.66 | 128.35 | 1 | 4 |
| in South Africa | 22 | 22 | 2 | 542 | 82 | 27.10 | 90.63 | 0 | 4 |
| in West Indies | 11 | 11 | 0 | 454 | 114 | 41.27 | 99.56 | 1 | 2 |
| in Australia | 20 | 20 | 0 | 450 | 90 | 22.50 | 90.54 | 0 | 1 |
| in England | 12 | 12 | 0 | 261 | 71 | 21.75 | 87.58 | 0 | 1 |
| in Zimbabwe | 10 | 9 | 1 | 202 | 75 | 25.25 | 95.73 | 0 | 1 |
| in UAE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 73.00 | 87.95 | 0 | 1 |
| in Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 7.00 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 |
| in Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 113.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Home and Away | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| home | 87 | 84 | 2 | 2940 | 219 | 35.85 | 106.32 | 5 | 13 |
| away | 92 | 90 | 4 | 3063 | 175 | 35.61 | 103.16 | 6 | 13 |
| neutral | 72 | 71 | 3 | 2270 | 126 | 33.38 | 103.41 | 4 | 12 |
| Batting position | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 124 | 0 | 3996 | 175 | 32.22 | 103.38 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | 88 | 6 | 3522 | 219 | 42.95 | 106.27 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | 11 | 1 | 352 | 114 | 35.20 | 108.97 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 203 | 77* | 29.00 | 105.18 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 29 | 12.00 | 73.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 1 | 127 | 58 | 21.16 | 93.38 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |