The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday extended birthday wishes to former India opener and legendary batter Virender Sehwag as the cricketer turned 47.

BCCI took to their official social media handle and wrote, “374 International Matches, 17253 International Runs, 38 International Hundreds, Winner ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2007 and ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2011. Only #TeamIndia cricketer to score two triple hundreds in Tests. Here’s wishing the legendary Virender Sehwag a very happy birthday.”

In a 104-match-long Test career, Sehwag scored 8586 runs at an impressive average of 49.34. He scored 23 centuries and 32 fifties in a 12-year-long stint in the longest format.

He smashed the fastest Test triple-century off just 278 deliveries to join Don Bradman and Brian Lara in

See Full Page