When did Sehwag play his first Test match?

When did Sehwag play his first Test match?

2001
Sehwag made his Test debut in late 2001 in the First Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein as a middle-order batsman. He scored 105 on debut despite the South African win.

When did Sehwag started playing cricket?

Virender Sehwag Biography | Age, Family, Stats, Centuries, Net Worth

Full Name Virender Sehwag
ODI Debut 1 April 1999
Test Debut 3 November 2001
T20 Debut 1 December 2006
Batting Style Right-handed

What is the highest Test score on debut?

Tip Foster[photo: Twitter] Tip Foster holds the record for the highest individual score on test debut and the knock had come in 1903 in England’s tour of Australia. In Sydney, England had to bat second and Foster came in at five to score 287 with 37 fours in his innings.

Is Sehwag a JAAT?

We are saviours, not destroyers,” Sehwag, who is himself a jat, tweeted. “We have made the country proud whether in the army or in sports, our zeal should be used to do good for the country,” he added.

Why does Sehwag not have a number?

Virender Sehwag revealed that he started playing for India by wearing the jersey No. 44, which was deemed as “unlucky” by his mother and later on by his wife as well. While his mother advised him to wear a jersey numbered 46, Sehwag wife Aarti Ahlawat was of the opinion that he should put No. 2 on the same.

Who scored 200 on debut?

New Zealand’s Devon Conway became just the seventh man in Test cricket’s 144-year history to make a double century on debut with a score of exactly 200 against England at Lord’s on Thursday.

Who scored 200 runs in Test debut?

Player 1st Runs
DSBP Kuruppu 201* 201
A Jackson 164 200
CG Greenidge 93 200
PA Gibb 93 199

Is Virender Sehwag from Haryana?

Virender Singh Sehwag is a famous Indian cricketer (batsman). He was born on October 20, 1978, in Delhi in a Hindu Jat family of Sehwag gotra. He basically belongs to village Chhudani (Jhajjar) district, Haryana.

Is Yuvraj Singh Punjabi?

Singh was born in a Punjabi Sikh family to Yograj Singh, a former India cricketer, and Shabnam Singh. Tennis and roller skating were Yuvraj’s favourite sports during his childhood and he was quite good at both.

When did Virender Sehwag make his Test debut?

Sehwag made his Test debut in late 2001 in the First Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein as a middle-order batsman. He scored 105 on debut despite the South African win.

Is Sehwag’s century enough for place in Test squad?

^ “Cricinfo – Sehwag’s century not enough for place in Test squad”. Content-aus.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2012. ^ “1st Test: South Africa v India at Bloemfontein, 3–7 Nov 2001”.

What is Sehwag doing now?

Sehwag retired from all forms of International cricket on 20 October 2015. Now, he is serving as the member of Anti Doping Appeal Panel of National Anti Doping Agency under Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India .

How many centuries has Virender Sehwag scored against his opponents?

In ODIs, Sehwag has scored centuries against six opponents. His maiden century was made against New Zealand at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo in 2001. He has scored a record five centuries in matches between them and India. One such century in Hamilton in 2009 was the fastest by an Indian, coming from 60 deliveries.

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