Team India in Tests: All time greatest Test XI

Openers

Virender Sehwag

The Sultan of Multan

There have been few as blessed as Virender Sehwag in terms of Hand-Eye coordination. As an opener, he had an amazing ability to to bat long and score big. His top 3 scores in Test cricket have been: 319, 309 and 293, are testimony of his ability as a runwaway match winner. With his style of batting, India always had the opportunity to win matches through a good session or two. He is the first Indian to score a triple hundred in Tests. Test cricket will always remember him as the dashing opener who changed the approach to the game.

Career Statistics:

Matches: 104 Innings: 180

Runs: 8586 @ avg. 49.34; S.R. : 82.23

100s: 23 50s: 32 200s: 6 300s: 2

Highest: 319