'The Nawab of Najafgarh'

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'The Nawab of Najafgarh'

One of the finest and most destructive batsmen in world cricket, Sehwag was born on October 20, 1978 in Delhi.

 Sehwag belongs to a Jat family originally from Haryana. This is where Viru grew up and began to play cricket and the reason behind being labelled 'The Nawab of Najafgarh'

Sehwag first stood out when in his fourth ODI match in March 2001 he scored 58 off 54 balls, against Australia in Bangalore. Along with with his three wickets, he earned India a victory and was took home his first man of the match award.

Sehwag made his Test debut in November 2001 against South Africa as a middle-order batsman. He scored a century on debut (105) but it wasn't enough to help India win.

In March 2004, Sehwag became the only Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket, with 309 against Pakistan in the First Test in Multan. India went on to win the Test by an innings, with Sehwag named Man of the Match.

Sehwag's form during the tour of Pakistan helped India win the Test series and was he was named man of the series for his efforts after being the highest run scorer. He later auctioned the bat with which he made the triple century, for Rs. 70,000, to aid in relief efforts for the tsunami victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Here Torchbearer Virender Sehwag is seen carrying the Olympic Flame in New Delhi for the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay.

 Sehwag returned to form to help India lift the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 trophy in September 2007 in South Africa.

December 2011 against the West Indies, Sehwag broke the batting world record for a one-day international, surpassing compatriot Sachin Tendulkar's 200 not out set in 2010. His score remains the highest individual score in ODI cricket – 219 off 149 balls.