Virender Sehwag
in ODIs:
ODI
debut: vs.Pakistan in the Pepsi Triangular Cup at
Mohali,
scoring 1 on April 1,
1999.
(He
missed 66 matches after his debut game and
reappeared
against Zimbabwe at Kanpur on Dec.11,2000)
Sehwag's century knocks:
Runs Balls Opponents
Venue
Season
126 104
England
Khettarama 2002-03
114* 82
W.Indies Rajkot
2002-03
112 139
N.Zealand Auckland
2002-03
108 119
N.Zealand
Napier
2002-03
100 70
N.Zealand Colombo,SSC 2001
ODI
record:
|
M
|
I |
N.O. |
Runs |
H.S. |
Ave.
|
S.R.
|
100
|
50
|
0
|
Ct. |
| Home: |
17 |
16 |
1 |
547
|
114* |
36.47 |
110.95 |
1
|
4 |
- |
3 |
| Away: |
40 |
39 |
5 |
1233
|
126
|
36.26
|
95.07 |
4
|
4
|
6
|
13 |
| Total: |
57 |
55 |
6 |
1780
|
126 |
36.33
|
99.44 |
5
|
8 |
5 |
16 |
| In
2002: |
30 |
30 |
3 |
1130
|
126
|
41.85 |
106.00 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
| In
2003: |
5 |
5 |
- |
191
|
112
|
38.20
|
74.32 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Sehwag
was the leading run-getter for India in 2002
Sehwag is the only cricketer in the world to post
three centuries off less than 78 balls in ODIs. His
69-ball century vs.NZ at Colombo on 2.8.2001 is the seventh
fastest. Against W.Indies at Rajkot on Nov.12,2002,
he took 75 balls to reach his hundred and against
England at Colombo on 22.9.2002, he took 77 balls to reach
his century.
Sehwag's
STRIKE-RATE of 99.44 is the third best in the
history.
The top
six in terms of STRIKE-RATE are:
Lance
Cairns (NZ) 104.89 (father of Chris
Cairns)
Shahid
Afridi (Pak) 101.84
V.Sehwag
(India) 99.44
Ian
Smith (NZ) 99.06
Andrew
Symonds (A) 98.82
Ricardo
Powell (WI) 98.11
Bowling:
M Balls Md.Runs
Wkts. Ave. Best S.R. E.R.
57 1294 4
1153 26 44.35 3/25 49.77 5.35
The top
Three bowling performances:
3/25 vs.
S.Africa
Khettarama 2002-03
3/59 vs.
Australia Bangalore
2000-01
