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Virender Sehwag

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Virender Sehwag (, born 20 October 1978) is a former Indian cricketer who represented India from 1999 to 2013. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive openers and one of the greatest batsmen of his era, he played for Delhi Capitals in IPL and Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket. He batted right-handed and played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian Test side in 2001. In April 2009, Sehwag became the first Indian to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008, subsequently becoming the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Virender Sehwag is the 48th most popular cricketer (down from 29th in 2024), the 1,468th most popular biography from India (down from 1,277th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Indian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Virender Sehwag ranks 48 out of 136. Before him are Rashid Khan, Usman Khawaja, Alastair Cook, Wasim Akram, David Miller, and Shahid Afridi. After him are Mithali Raj, Chris Gayle, Diana Edulji, Shakib Al Hasan, Yuvraj Singh, and Cheteshwar Pujara.

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Among people born in 1978, Virender Sehwag ranks 1,060. Before him are Boris Avrukh, Popó, Scott Raynor, Daniel Bekono, Carien Kleibeuker, and Claiton. After him are Isabelle Delobel, Tamara Tansykkuzhina, Kéné Ndoye, Keri Lynn Pratt, Kohei Inoue, and Danilo Turcios.

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In India

Among people born in India, Virender Sehwag ranks 1,466 out of 1,861. Before him are Alisha Chinai (1965), Dilip Joshi (1968), Kriti Sanon (1990), and Ravi Shastri (1962). After him are Ashutosh Rana (1967), Ali Fazal (1986), Ravi Teja (1968), Nagma (1974), Radha (1965), Shriya Saran (1982), Lucky Ali (1958), and J. P. Dutta (1949).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, Virender Sehwag ranks 17. Before him are Rohit Sharma (1987), Bishan Singh Bedi (1946), Syed Kirmani (1949), Rahul Dravid (1973), Sourav Ganguly (1972), and Anil Kumble (1970). After him are Mithali Raj (1982), Diana Edulji (1956), Yuvraj Singh (1981), Cheteshwar Pujara (1988), Axar Patel (1994), and Hardik Pandya (1993).

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