How many triple centuries has Virender Sehwag?

Most triple hundreds list

When did Sehwag hit 300?

Coincidentally 4 years later on the same date got out on 319 against South Africa in Chennai,” Virender Sehwag wrote in his social media post. 29th March- a special date for me. Had the privilege and honour of becoming the first Indian to score a triple hundred in Test cricket.

Who is the first Indian cricketer to score triple century in Test?

Virender Sehwag
It was on March 29, 2004, when Virender Sehwagbecame the first Indian batsman to score a triple century in the longest format of the game. He achieved the feat against Pakistan in Multan. In the match, India opted to bat first and finished the first day of the Test at a score of 356/2 with Sehwag unbeaten on 228.

How many batsmen scored 300?

A triple century (an individual score of 300 or more) in Test cricket has been scored on 31 occasions by 27 batsmen from eight of the twelve Test-cricket playing nations. No player from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland or Zimbabwe has scored 300.

How many centuries does Sachin Tendulkar have?

51
Sachin Tendulkar/Number of centuries

Tendulkar has scored the highest number of centuries (100 or more runs) in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches organised by the International Cricket Council. His total of 51 centuries in Test matches and 49 in ODIs are world records for highest number of centuries by a batsman.

Who scored fastest 300 in Test cricket?

At what age Sachin retired?

39
India great Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from one-day international cricket on this day in 2012. Aged 39, ‘The Little Master’ – widely regarded as the world’s finest living batsman – called time on his 50-over career, which began in 1989, having won 463 ODI caps.

Who hit 300 runs in ODI?

The only man in the history of ODI cricket to have three double hundreds also the highest individual score record holder, Rohit Sharma can surely crack up a 300 on his day.

Who hit first 200 in ODI?

Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to score 200 runs in an ODI in the history of the game. He had managed to achieve the coveted landmark against the South Africa cricket team in 2010 at Gwalior during a day-night match.

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Virat Kohli – The 2nd god of cricket.

When did Virender Sehwag score his first century in cricket?

In Tests, Sehwag has scored centuries against all the Test-cricket playing nations except Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, and is sixth on the list of leading Test century makers for India. In 2001, he became the eleventh Indian player to score a century on Test debut, with 105 runs against South Africa.

Who is the first Indian cricketer to score a triple century in cricket?

List of international cricket centuries by Virender Sehwag. The innings took only 247 balls and was the highest score at faster than a run a ball. Sehwag is the first Indian to score a triple century (300 or more runs), and has done so twice—309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa in Chennai in 2008.

Which is the highest score by Virender Sehwag in a test?

He has made six scores of 200 runs or more, of which a record three have come against Pakistan. One such innings, the 254 in Lahore, had him involved in a 410-run partnership with Rahul Dravid, which came within 3 runs of breaking the record for the highest first-wicket partnership in Tests, set by Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad.

Who was the quickest batsman to score a triple century?

The frequency of a batsman scoring a Test triple century is slightly less than that of a bowler taking a Test hat-trick (30 triple centuries versus 43 hat-tricks as of July 2017). The quickest Test triple-century was scored in 4 hours 48 minutes, by Wally Hammond for England against New Zealand at Auckland in 1932–33.