5 popular Indian players who played their last Test against Australia

#1 Virender Sehwag

The Butcher’s farewell

The Nawab of Najafgargh was an epitome of plundering runs through his hand-eye co-ordination and hardly allowed oppositions to take an upper hand. Though he announced his retirement in late 2015, he played his final Test two years ago in 2013 against Australia in Hyderabad.

With 163 runs in his last nine innings at an average of just above 18, Sehwag was going through a lean patch – one that he never got to recover from. Sehwag wasn’t getting any younger at the age of 34 and his diminishing eyesight turned detrimental to what had been a stupendous career.

The Indian opener scored six runs in his final Test innings where he was caught in the slips off the bowling of Peter Siddle. The three-time triple-centurion might not have donned the Indian colours since 2013, but the belligerent batsman from Delhi will always be etched in the memories as someone who changed the concept of batting in Test cricket.