Virender Sehwag Felicitated by Board of Control for Cricket in India at Feroz Shah Kotla
Virender Sehwag retired from international cricket on October 20, having amassed 8586 Test and 8273 ODI runs respectively.
Virender Sehwag was felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at his home ground Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday before the start of the fourth and final Test between India and South Africa.(Scorecard | Blog)
Sehwag had retired from international cricket on October 20. He scored 8586 Test and 8273 ODI runs in a career which began in 1999.
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur was present at the ceremony and so was Sehwag's family. The two ends of Kotla were named Viru 319 and Viru 309 in honour of Sehwag's triple tons.
He was presented with a silver plaque commemorating his achievements.
The 37-year-old played for Delhi from 1997 to 2014 before joining Haryana.
Sehwag was thankful to his captains for showing faith in him and thanked the likes of Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar for helping him.
Thanks to @bcci secretary Anurag thakur pic.twitter.com/Gr5b76ExJI
- Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 3, 2015
"I would like to thank all my captains, friends and coaches who have helped me to reach where I am. A big thanks to Ganguly, Dravid and Tendulkar for moulding me in my career," he said.
Sehwag became the first Indian to score a triple ton in Tests. He is also one of four cricketers to have scored two triple hundreds. He was part of India's World Cup winning team in 2011.
- Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 3, 2015
He had a reputation for being an aggressive batsman regardless of the format. Former teammate Anil Kumble, now a TV commentator paid a tribute to Sehwag.
"India's score is now 2 for no loss in three overs. If Sehwag was batting, it would have been 20 for no loss" he said after Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan had started cautiously against South Africa.