Full Name | Virender Krishnan Sehwag |
Nickname(s) | Veeru,’Najafgarh Tendulkar’,the little Tendulkar |
Date of birth | 20th October 1977 |
Place of birth | Delhi-Najafgarh |
Sun Sign | Libra |
School and College | Boys/Jamia Millia Islamia University |
Family | Dad : Krishan Kumar(owns a flour mill in Najafgarh) Mom : Krishna youngerBrother: Vinod & 2 sisters |
Career | Assistant Administrative Officer(In Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) |
Batting Style | Right handed |
Bowling Style | Right arm off break |
Cricket Gurus | Kapil dev, Mr. A.N. Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Carl Hooper, Vivan Richards, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh |
ODI Debut | India v Pakistan at Mohali, Pepsi Cup, 1998/99 |
Test Debut | India v England at Lord’s, 2nd Test, 1996 |
Memorable matches | India v South Africa at Bloemfontein, 1st Test, 2001/02 |
Major Teams | India,Delhi |
Cricket coach | Mr. A.N. Sharma |
Cricketing heroes | Sachin Tendulkar,Carl Hooper |
Favorite batsman | Sachin Tendulkar |
Bowlers he finds difficult to face | Shoaib Akthar,McGrath,Flemming |
Hobbies | watching Hindi movies,listening to Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi and playing pool or table tennis |
Favorite artists | Kishore Kumar,Md.Rafi,Lata Mangeshkar,Asha Bhosle,Alka Yagnik,Kumar Sanu. |
Favorite ground | Ferozeshah Kotla |
Goals | Wants to win matches for India every time I take the field. |
Dream woman | Looking for one! |
Other interesting facts | What would he’ve chosen if not cricket?would’ve do a business of pharmacy …. farmer seeds |
Favorite Games | Badminton,Table-tennis, Lawn Tennis, Pool |
A Word about fans | My family members are my greatest fans |
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