When Virender Sehwag made his debut, the cricket world was abuzz with his striking resemblance to Tendulkar. But soon, Sehwag carved his own niche in the international arena as an explosive opener. Blessed with an uncluttered mind, cricket has always remained a simple 'see ball, hit ball' game to him.
Viru holds the unique record of scoring two triple centuries (309 and 319), and is the only batsman after Don Bradman and Brian Lara to pass 300 twice in Tests.