Who said what: Cricketers wish Virender Sehwag on his 39th birthday

Legendary Indian opener, and possibly one of the most fearsome batsmen to have graced the sport of cricket, Virender Sehwag celebrates his 39th birthday today. Having played over 100 test matches and 250 ODI matches, Sehwag scored well over 15000 runs in international cricket and won the World T20 and ODI World Cup in his 14-year-long career.

Post his retirement, Sehwag has managed to carve a niche of his own on social media through his quirky birthday wishes for other celebrities and take on social issues. Owing to this quirkiness of his as well as his outspoken nature, the 'Nawab of Najafgarh' is quite popular despite retiring from the sport in 2013.

On the occasion of his birthday, Twitter was flooded with wishes and numerous cricketers took to the social media site as well to extend their wishes to Sehwag, and here are the best of them.

Ajinkya Rahane

Happy bday @virendersehwag Thanks for teaching us the meaning of the word Fearless!Wish I could have seen one 300 from the non strikers end!
— ajinkyarahane88 (@ajinkyarahane88) October 20, 2017

Sourav Ganguly

@virendersehwag ...Happy birthday Veeru...god bless u and ur family
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) October 20, 2017

Yuvraj Singh

Arrre @virendersehwag nehra ji cake lekar bhag gaye ? wishing you a very happy birthday mere bhai ...lots of love and best wishes ? pic.twitter.com/QiKiC87g4P
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 20, 2017

Rohit Sharma

Viru Bhai, you keep getting edgier day by day and we love it. Happy birthday @virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/zIYgPboAgB
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) October 20, 2017

Yuzvendra Chahal

Mujhe aaya ek khwaab happy birthday @virendersehwag bhaiya ??? pic.twitter.com/TyPsQNOCZA
— yuZvendra Chahal23 (@yuzi_chahal) October 20, 2017

Shikhar Dhawan

Wish you a very Happy birthday @virendersehwag bhai. God bless you?????? pic.twitter.com/dVsbobbMwS
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) October 20, 2017

Mohammad Kaif

Happy Birthday the king of entertainment ,on and off field @virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/vvSExN7FMS
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 20, 2017

VVS Laxman

Wish you a very happy Birthday , Viru. May you continue to entertain and bring a smile on everyone's face @virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/CVBsEe1VBg
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 20, 2017

Sachin Tendulkar

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— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 20, 2017

Sehwag's reply to Tendulkar's wishes was as good!

Thank you God ji ??Uparwala sab dekh raha hai, yeh to suna tha, par aaj samajh aaya, woh neeche waalon ke liye likhta kaise hai ! https://t.co/stdodewNuJ
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2017

Robin Uthappa

To d most courageous batsman I know! Happy birthday viru bhai!! @virendersehwag I hope you have an awesome day and an even better year! ? ? pic.twitter.com/HfPOATIC2s
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) October 20, 2017

Aakash Chopra

??????? ?????? @virendersehwag ????? ???, ?????? ??? ??
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 20, 2017

Harbhajan Singh

Janamdin Mubarak ho mere bhai @virendersehwag! Social media par lath gaad diya hai bhai tune?.. stay blessed.. have a good one?
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 20, 2017

Ishant Sharma

Happy birthday @virendersehwag most destructive opening batsmen in history of cricket. Stay blessed Viru Bhai. Keep entertaining. #Legend pic.twitter.com/eLFTy2E0Kp
— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) October 20, 2017

Chris Gayle

Happy birthday legend, @virendersehwag may the lord bless you to see many more. ????
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) October 20, 2017

Mohammad Shami

Many many happy returns of the day paji ??@virendersehwag
— Mohammad Shami (@MdShami11) October 20, 2017

Mithun Manhas

Happy birthday to the legend with the golden heart!! 20 yrs seem like yesterday!! Keep rocking & be blessed always @virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/ZZXWSlBxOe
— Mithun Manhas ?? (@MithunManhas) October 20, 2017

Parthiv Patel

Many happy returns of the day virupa..keep shining...#legend @virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/aikuXgbsHd
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) October 20, 2017

Anil Kumble

Many Happy returns of the day @virendersehwag . Have a great year ahead! pic.twitter.com/XStvJLNJgX
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) October 20, 2017

Suresh Raina

Happy b'day to some1 whose name is synonymous with d word destruction. Always a nightmare for d bowlers Wish u d best @virendersehwag paaji pic.twitter.com/bmRSVcqdRY
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) October 19, 2017