Another best performances article and this is a very special one as we will be talking about a player that quite possibly changed the way opening is done in both Test and ODI cricket and his records in test cricket get a lot of appreciation and we also have done a best performances article that includes test innings, I thought that his performances in ODIs should also be acknowledged and thus we are here. We will look at his ODI records below.
Virender Sehwag played 251 ODIs for India and he was a big part of the 2011 World Cup winning team as well. He played 245 Innings for India and he made a total of 8273 runs in ODI cricket for India at an average of 35.06 and he hit 15 hundreds and 1 Double Hundred in his ODI career. He had a strike rate of over 100 while batting in ODIs which is sensational. Virender Sehwag was a game changer for Indian cricket at the top of the order. Let’s look at his Top 5 Best Performances
100 vs New Zealand (2001)
This was the first ODI century for Virender Sehwag; this resulted in a big win for India so this deserves to be on this list. New Zealand batted first and made a very good score of 264 runs and India needed 265 to win and at the top of the order Virender Sehwag came out and smashed the New Zealand bowling to all parts as he took 70 balls to hit his hundred. He hit 19 fours and 1 six which means 74 runs in boundaries and at a strike rate of 142.86 and India won the match by 7 wickets.
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126 vs England (2002)
This was the first Hundred of Virender Sehwag in an ICC tournament and it led to a famous win for India so this knock will be here on this list. England made 270 runs in 50 overs and while chasing Virender Sehwag was in rampaging form and he took 104 balls and he hit 21 fours and 1 six In this innings meaning a total of 90 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 121.15 and India won this match easily by 8 wickets.
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108 vs Pakistan (2005)
This was a very special hundred for Virender Sehwag as it came against Pakistan in 2005 and this resulted in an Indian win so this Innings will also be on this list. India were batting first and Virender Sehwag smashed the Pakistan bowling which was the best at that time to all parts and he took 95 balls and he hit 9 fours and 3 sixes meaning a total of 54 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 113.68. India won this match by 87 runs.
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219 vs West Indies (2011)
The last 2 innings on this list are from 2011 and they are the 2 best ODI innings that Virender Sehwag has played. This knock is his best ever as he decimated the West Indies bowling attack and he hit a mammoth 219 runs in just 149 balls and he had a strike rate of 146.98. He hit 25 fours and 7 sixes In this innings meaning 142 runs in boundaries. This was an exhibition of power hitting and India won this match by 153 Runs
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175 vs Bangladesh (2011)
The last performance in this list was the first match of the 2011 World Cup and in this match Virender Sehwag made a big statement against Bangladesh. India were batting first and he made it big as he batted for 140 balls to hit 175 runs and he did it at a strike rate of 125. He hit 14 fours and 5 sixes in this knock meaning a total of 86 runs in boundaries. India won this match by 87 runs and it was the perfect start to the 2011 World Cup for India.
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