An analysis of Virender Sehwag's Test career runs
A cricketer who entertained the fans throughout his career irrespective of the format, match situation, opposition, bowler, pitch, conditions, etc. has decided to retire from all forms of International cricket and IPL. Easily the most destructive batsman of this century, Virender Sehwag announced his retirement on his 37th birthday.
It is now official that the cricket world will not see Virender Sehwag smash those fearless boundaries for India and in the Indian Premier League. On this occasion, let’s analyse Sehwag’s Test career runs.
Sehwag’s Test career:
Batting:
|
Mat |
Inns |
No |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
100s |
50s |
200s |
300s |
HS |
|
104 |
180 |
6 |
8586 |
49.34 |
82.33 |
23 |
32 |
6 |
2 |
319 |
Bowling:
|
Mat |
Inns |
Wkts |
Ave |
Eco |
S/R |
5WIs |
BBI |
BBM |
|
103 |
91 |
40 |
47.35 |
3.04 |
93.2 |
1 |
5/104 |
5/118 |
Every 1000 Test runs:
|
Runs |
Inns |
Runs in that innings |
Against |
Venue |
Date |
|
1000 |
24 |
130 |
New Zealand |
Mohali |
18-Oct-03 |
|
2000 |
38 |
155 |
Australia |
Chepauk |
15-Oct-04 |
|
3000 |
55 |
201 |
Pakistan |
Chinnaswamy |
26-Mar-05 |
|
4000 |
79 |
65 |
West Indies |
St Kitts |
26-Jun-06 |
|
5000 |
99 |
201* |
Sri Lanka |
Galle |
01-Aug-08 |
|
6000 |
123 |
293 |
Sri Lanka |
Brabourne |
03-Dec-09 |
|
7000 |
134 |
109 |
Sri Lanka |
Colombo (PSS) |
04-Aug-10 |
|
8000 |
160 |
67 |
Australia |
MCG |
27-Dec-11 |
- Sehwag began his Test career with a century and also completed 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 Test runs with a century in that innings.
- He scored half-centuries in that innings in which he scored his 4000th and 8000th Test runs.
Split-up of every 30 Test innings:
|
Innings |
Runs |
No |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
|
1 to 30 |
1383 |
0 |
46.10 |
5 |
4 |
|
31 to 60 |
1874 |
2 |
66.93 |
5 |
6 |
|
61 to 90 |
1033 |
1 |
35.62 |
2 |
3 |
|
91 to 120 |
1483 |
1 |
51.14 |
3 |
5 |
|
121 to 150 |
1921 |
2 |
68.61 |
7 |
9 |
|
151 to 180 |
892 |
0 |
29.73 |
1 |
5 |
Against each team
|
Against |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
100s |
50s |
Ducks |
HS |
|
Australia |
23 |
45 |
1 |
1821 |
41.38 |
75.68 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
195 |
|
Bangladesh |
4 |
6 |
1 |
176 |
35.20 |
84.61 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
56 |
|
England |
17 |
29 |
1 |
821 |
29.32 |
75.39 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
117 |
|
New Zealand |
12 |
21 |
1 |
883 |
44.15 |
83.38 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
173 |
|
Pakistan |
9 |
14 |
0 |
1276 |
91.14 |
80.20 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
309 |
|
South Africa |
15 |
26 |
0 |
1306 |
50.23 |
80.56 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
319 |
|
Sri Lanka |
11 |
18 |
1 |
1239 |
72.88 |
99.83 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
293 |
|
West Indies |
10 |
17 |
0 |
888 |
52.23 |
88.35 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
180 |
|
Zimbabwe |
3 |
4 |
1 |
176 |
58.66 |
79.63 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
74 |
- Sehwag averaged at least 40 against seven teams. He averaged just 35.20 against Bangladesh and 29.32 against England.
- Interestingly, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are the only two teams against which Sehwag did not score any century in Tests.
- Sehwag scored at least two Test centuries against each of the other seven teams.
- Sehwag’s average of 91.14 against Pakistan is the highest by any batsman against the team among all who scored over 1000 runs against Pakistan. Next best average against Pakistan is 79.23 by Mark Taylor of Australia.
- Sehwag had a strike rate of 99.83 against Sri Lanka which is highest by any batsman who scored a minimum of 500 runs against Sri Lanka.
In each country
|
Host |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
100s |
50s |
Ducks |
HS |
|
Australia |
11 |
22 |
0 |
1031 |
46.86 |
74.6 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
195 |
|
Bangladesh |
4 |
6 |
1 |
176 |
35.20 |
84.61 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
56 |
|
England |
6 |
10 |
0 |
278 |
27.80 |
64.5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
106 |
|
India |
52 |
89 |
3 |
4656 |
54.13 |
83.42 |
13 |
19 |
6 |
319 |
|
New Zealand |
5 |
9 |
0 |
180 |
20.00 |
97.29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
|
Pakistan |
6 |
8 |
0 |
732 |
91.50 |
85.91 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
309 |
|
South Africa |
8 |
15 |
0 |
382 |
25.46 |
67.85 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
105 |
|
Sri Lanka |
6 |
11 |
1 |
692 |
69.20 |
95.71 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
201* |
|
West Indies |
4 |
7 |
0 |
357 |
51.00 |
86.44 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
180 |
|
Zimbabwe |
2 |
3 |
1 |
102 |
51.00 |
99.02 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
- Bangladesh, New Zealand and Zimbabwe are the only countries where Sehwag failed to score a Test century.
- Virender Sehwag averaged 91.50 in Pakistan. The only batsman who averaged more than Sehwag having scored 500+ runs is Sanjay Manjrekar (94.83).
Home vs Away:
|
Venue |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
100s |
50s |
Ducks |
HS |
|
In India |
52 |
89 |
3 |
4656 |
54.13 |
83.42 |
13 |
19 |
6 |
319 |
|
Outside India |
52 |
91 |
3 |
3930 |
44.65 |
80.86 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
309 |
In Asia vs Outside Asia
|
Continent |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
100s |
50s |
Ducks |
HS |
|
In Asia |
68 |
114 |
5 |
6256 |
57.39 |
84.95 |
18 |
24 |
8 |
319 |
|
Outside Asia |
36 |
66 |
1 |
2330 |
35.84 |
75.72 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
195 |
Team’s innings wise
|
Inning |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
100s |
50s |
Ducks |
HS |
|
Team's 1st innings |
104 |
1 |
6438 |
62.50 |
83.18 |
22 |
18 |
8 |
319 |
|
Team's 2nd innings |
76 |
5 |
2148 |
30.25 |
79.49 |
1 |
14 |
8 |
151 |
- Sehwag’s only Test century in the second innings was his 151 against Australia at Adelaide in 2007/08.
Match’s innings wise
|
Inning |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
100s |
50s |
Ducks |
HS |
|
Match's 1st innings |
46 |
1 |
2615 |
58.11 |
80.19 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
309 |
|
Match's 2nd innings |
58 |
0 |
3823 |
65.91 |
85.37 |
12 |
13 |
3 |
319 |
|
Match's 3rd innings |
42 |
0 |
1247 |
29.69 |
78.03 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
151 |
|
Match's 4th innings |
34 |
5 |
901 |
31.06 |
81.61 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
83 |
Under each captain
|
Captain |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
100s |
50s |
Ducks |
HS |
|
Anil Kumble |
9 |
17 |
1 |
1040 |
65.00 |
83.93 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
319 |
|
Graeme Smith |
1 |
2 |
0 |
83 |
41.50 |
87.36 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
76 |
|
MS Dhoni |
40 |
70 |
2 |
3158 |
46.44 |
90.46 |
8 |
16 |
7 |
293 |
|
Rahul Dravid |
19 |
33 |
1 |
1533 |
47.90 |
79.22 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
309 |
|
Sourav Ganguly |
31 |
50 |
2 |
2519 |
52.47 |
73.67 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
201 |
|
Virender Sehwag |
4 |
8 |
0 |
253 |
31.62 |
96.56 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
62 |
- Sehwag averaged 52.47 under Ganguly and 46.44 under Dhoni.
- Sehwag played one match for ICC World XI in which Graeme Smith was the captain.
Year wise
|
Year |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
100s |
50s |
Ducks |
HS |
|
2001 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
235 |
47.00 |
65.27 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
105 |
|
2002 |
10 |
16 |
0 |
637 |
39.81 |
72.63 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
147 |
|
2003 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
522 |
52.20 |
73.21 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
195 |
|
2004 |
12 |
19 |
1 |
1141 |
63.38 |
73.61 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
309 |
|
2005 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
785 |
60.38 |
78.42 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
201 |
|
2006 |
12 |
21 |
1 |
791 |
39.55 |
84.96 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
254 |
|
2007 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
44 |
22.00 |
83.01 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
|
2008 |
14 |
27 |
1 |
1462 |
56.23 |
85.84 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
319 |
|
2009 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
631 |
70.11 |
108.98 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
293 |
|
2010 |
14 |
25 |
2 |
1422 |
61.82 |
90.80 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
173 |
|
2011 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
384 |
29.53 |
80.16 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
67 |
|
2012 |
9 |
16 |
0 |
505 |
31.56 |
87.67 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
117 |
|
2013 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
9.00 |
50.94 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
- Sehwag averaged more than 50 in three consecutive years twice in his career – 2003, 2004, 2005 and then 2008, 2009, 2010.
- Sehwag scored at least one century each year from 2001 to 2010 except in 2007 when he played only 1 test match.
- Sehwag scored 1462 runs in 2008 and 1422 runs in 2010 but could end up only as the second highest run-getter in those calendar years.
Thank you, Sehwag for a glorious career and your name will always be remembered forever!