India- IPL runs
- 2,728
- Average
- 27.56
- Strike rate
- 155.4
- Highest
- 122
Career
Virender Sehwag opened the batting in Test cricket with a strike rate closer to a limited-overs innings, and did so for a decade. He removed footwork and situational caution from the equation almost entirely, judging length early and hitting through the line regardless of the state of the game.
The method produced two Test triple centuries — he was the first India batter to reach 300 in a Test — and repeatedly put opposition attacks under pressure inside the first session of a match. It also made him vulnerable, but the trade was overwhelmingly in India's favour: his scoring rate bought bowlers time to take twenty wickets.
He was equally destructive in ODIs, where he made a double century, and was a key member of India's 2007 World Twenty20 and 2011 Cricket World Cup squads.
Highlights
- First India batter to score a triple century in Test cricket
- Scored two Test triple centuries, the only India batter to do so
- Scored a double century in One Day International cricket
- Member of India's 2007 World Twenty20 and 2011 Cricket World Cup winning squads
Overview
What the figures show
The IPL part of Virender Sehwag's career runs from 2008 to 2015: 104 innings, 2,728 runs, a best of 122, an average of 27.56. 2012 was the heaviest of them, 495 runs for Delhi Capitals at an average of 33.00, 40 clear of any other season. 122 in 2014 remains the biggest single innings of it. Fifty has been passed eighteen times, two of those going on to hundreds. That strike rate of 155.4 is 20.2 above the 135.2 median for the 181 batters with 300 or more IPL balls in this data. Fours and sixes account for roughly 72% of the total — 334 and 106 of them.
He has moved between franchises — Delhi Capitals (2008–2013) and Punjab Kings (2014–2015). Most of the runs, 2,174 of them, came in the Delhi Capitals years.
International
Career record
| Format | M | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 76 | 134 | 5,969 | 319 | 46.27 | 85.1 | 15 | 26 |
| ODIfrom 2002 | 169 | 165 | 5,763 | 219 | 35.36 | 105.9 | 10 | 27 |
| T20I | 17 | 17 | 386 | 68 | 22.71 | 147.9 | 0 | 2 |
| IPL | 104 | 104 | 2,728 | 122 | 27.56 | 155.4 | 2 | 16 |
Figures marked with a year cover only part of this career — the ball-by-ball archive behind these numbers begins in 2001 for Tests and 2002 for One Day Internationals.
Indian Premier League
Season by season
Questions
About Virender Sehwag
How many IPL runs has Virender Sehwag scored?
Virender Sehwag has scored 2,728 runs in the IPL across 8 seasons, averaging 27.56 at a strike rate of 155.44. The highest score is 122.
Which IPL teams has Virender Sehwag played for?
Virender Sehwag has appeared for Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in the IPL.
What is Virender Sehwag's playing style?
Virender Sehwag is a right-hand bat who bowls right-arm offbreak, listed as a batter.
How many triple centuries did Virender Sehwag score?
Two in Test cricket — he remains the only India batter to have reached 300 in a Test innings, and he did it twice.
What made Virender Sehwag's batting unusual?
He opened in Test cricket at a strike rate closer to limited-overs batting, using minimal footwork and hitting through the line, which put opposition attacks under pressure from the first session.
Did Virender Sehwag bowl?
Yes, right-arm offbreak. He was a useful part-time option who took wickets in both Tests and ODIs.
Which IPL teams did Virender Sehwag play for?
He captained Delhi Daredevils in the early seasons of the IPL and later played for Kings XI Punjab.
Sources
- IPL figures computed from ball-by-ball records of every IPL match.
- International figures computed from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data, licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Biographical details compiled from public records.