He, with Sourav Ganguly, had two big ODI partnerships, 192 against England, in which he scored 126 from 104 balls, and 196 against West Indies, in which he scored unbeaten 114 from 82 balls. Virender Sehwag was the only batsman to score a century in the 7 match ODI series against New Zealand, scoring two centuries, 108 in Napier and 112 in Auckland. He played in the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup and scored his tournament highest of 82 in the final against Australia. At the 2003-04 ODI series, Virender Sehwag scored one century and 3 fifties and in 2004 and at the 2004-05 ODI series, he earned 3 Man of the Match awards. In the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, he scored 114 from 87 deliveries against Bermuda in India’stotal score of 413, which is the highest team total in a World Cup match.
Virender Sehwag is naturally an attacking batsman and Twenty20 (T20) format is considered to suit his style of play better. He played in 19 T20 matches and scored 374 runs with a highest score of 68, and in IndianPremier League (IPL), Virender Sehwag is the Delhi Daredevils’ most expensive player with acontract worth $833,750. He lead the team from the front in 13 matches during the inaugural IPL season, scoring 403 runs, with a highest score of unbeaten 94, and also claimed 3 wickets with his off-spin bowling
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