Virender Sehwag Record List: 15 incredible records You Should Know

Let’s see some of his records in shorter formats - ODIs and T20s.

11. Six on the first ball of a team’s innings in ODIs

Virender Sehwag hit a six off the very first ball of India’s innings against Australia at SCG in the second final of VB series on February 8, 2004. India were chasing 360 to win and Sehwag showed his intentions straight from the first ball but hitting a six to Jason Gillespie.

Before Sehwag, as far as details known from match reports and archives, only two players hit a six on the first ball of a team’s innings in ODIs. They are Mark Greatbatch for New Zealand to Wasim Akram of Pakistan at Auckland on December 30, 1992, and Philo Wallace for West Indies to Javagal Srinath of India at Bangabandhu National Stadium on October 31, 1998.

12. Highest individual score by a captain in ODIs

Virender Sehwag was, in fact, the captain of his team when he made 219 in the ODI against West Indies at Indore on December 8, 2011. He is the only player to score a double century as captain in ODIs. In the process he broke the 11-year-old record of Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 as captain against India at Sharjah on October 29, 2000.

Sehwag has captained in 12 ODI matches and in those matches he scored 417 runs. 219 runs came in just one innings and just 198 runs in the other 11 innings, with not even a single 50-plus score.

13. Fastest ODI century for India

Virender Sehwag broke Mohammad Azharuddin’s record of the fastest ODI century for India. Azharuddin scored a century in 62 balls against New Zealand at Vadodara on December 17, 1988.

It was then the fastest ODI century and remained the fastest by an Indian in ODIs for more than 20 years until Sehwag smashed a hundred in 60 balls against New Zealand at Hamilton on March 11, 2009.

The record is now with Virat Kohli after he blasted 100 in 52 balls against Australia at Jaipur on October 16, 2013. The four fastest ODI 100s by Indians all came while chasing and India won all those matches.

14. Most consecutive 50+ scores in T20 cricket

Virender Sehwag holds the joint record of most consecutive 50+ scores in T20 cricket. He scored five consecutive half-centuries in IPL 2012 for Delhi Daredevils – 57, 87*, 73, 63 and 73. He and Hamilton Masakadza are the only batsmen to score five consecutive 50-plus scores in the history of T20 cricket so far.

15. Least number of balls taken to score 1,000 and 2,000 runs in IPL

Sehwag completed his 1,000th IPL run in just 604 balls and scored his 2,000th IPL run in 1,211 balls. Both these are respective records for least number of balls played to score 1,000 and 2,000 runs in IPL.

Sehwag during his IPL stint for Delhi Daredevils

Not even Chris Gayle got to those milestones in those many balls. Gayle scored his 1,000th run in 615 balls his 2,000th run in 1251 balls.

These were some of the major records and achievements by Virender Sehwag in his International career.

Bonus Trivia

Sehwag was the highest scorer in India’s highest total in each of the three formats.

The highest total for India in Tests is 726/9 against Sri Lanka at Brabourne Stadium in 2009 and the highest scorer in that inning was Sehwag with 293 runs.

The highest total for India in ODIs is 418/5 against West Indies at Indore in 2011 and the highest scorer in that inning was Sehwag with 219 runs.

The highest total for India in T20Is is 218/4 against England at Durban in WT20 2007 and the highest scorer in that inning was Sehwag with 68 runs.

Also, Sanath Jayasuriya has the same record for Sri Lanka. But Sri Lanka’s highest totals in each format are in fact the highest total among all teams in that format.

There was never a player like Sehwag before and there will never be in the future! Good Bye Viru.