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test cricket Many records have been made and broken in the history of India, but there are some such feats which are considered very rare. One such unique record is recorded in the name of a legendary Indian cricketer, which no other player in the world has been able to repeat till date. This is the record of scoring a triple century in Test cricket as well as taking 5 wickets in an innings.

This historic achievement is in the name of India’s former explosive opener Virender Sehwag. On the basis of his aggressive batting and useful bowling, Sehwag achieved such a feat in Test cricket, which included him in the list of the most special players in history.

How many times did you score a triple century?

Virender Sehwag performed the brilliant feat of scoring triple century twice in his Test career. Sehwag’s style of playing in Test is similar to ODI and T20. He liked to put the bowlers under pressure on the very first ball. Sehwag had played many excellent innings during his career. His highest score in Test cricket was 319 runs. Which is a great example of his aggressive batting style.

When was the first triple century scored?

Virender Sehwag scored the first triple century of his Test career in 2008 while playing against Pakistan in Multan. He achieved this feat in 364 balls and after reaching 295 runs, he created history by hitting a six off Saqlain Mushtaq. In this match, he played an explosive inning of 309 runs in 375 balls. Which can never be forgotten. Sehwag loved scoring runs against Pakistan and used to take on the bowlers.

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When was the second triple century scored?

In the year 2008 itself, Sehwag had scored the second triple century of his Test career. This time Sehwag had achieved this feat in front of South Africa. In the Chennai Test against South Africa, Sehwag batted brilliantly and scored a triple century in just 278 balls, which is considered to be the fastest triple century in Test history. In this innings he scored 319 runs in 304 balls, which included 42 fours and 5 sixes.

When did you take 5 wicket haul?

Virender Sehwag was known not only for his explosive batting but also for his spin bowling. He has achieved the feat of taking 5 wicket hauls in test cricket. On November 1, 2008, Sehwag surprised everyone by taking 5 wickets in an innings against Australia at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in Delhi. In this match, Kangaroo batsmen were not able to stand against the spin of Sehwag.

In this match against Australia, Sehwag took 5 wickets for 104 runs in 40 overs. During this time, he had sent Australia’s legendary batsmen Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Shane Watson and Cameron White to the pavilion.

How many wickets did you take in the test?

Virender Sehwag also took 40 wickets in his Test career, but the combination of triple century and 5 wicket haul in his Test career makes him different from other players. This is the reason why this record is still counted among the most unique feats in the history of cricket.

How was Sehwag’s career?

Virender Sehwag played 104 Tests, 251 ODIs, 19 T20s and 104 IPL matches for Team India in his cricket career. Sehwag had scored 8586 runs while batting in Test cricket. During this period, he scored 23 centuries, 32 half-centuries, 6 double centuries and 2 triple centuries. Sehwag made his debut in Test cricket in the year 2001.

While batting in ODI cricket, Sehwag had scored 8273 runs for Team India. During this period, he scored 15 centuries, 38 half-centuries and 1 double century. His high score in ODI was 219 runs. Which he made against West Indies. Apart from this, Sehwag had taken 96 wickets while bowling.

While batting in T20, Sehwag had scored 394 runs. In which he scored 2 half-centuries. Sehwag had scored 2728 runs in IPL. During this period, he scored 16 half-centuries and 2 centuries.