{"id":191283,"date":"2021-10-20T15:04:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T09:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=191283"},"modified":"2021-10-20T15:43:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T10:13:08","slug":"virender-sehwag-birthday-multan-ka-sultan-india-vs-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/breaking-newscast-cricket\/virender-sehwag-birthday-multan-ka-sultan-india-vs-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday Virender Sehwag: On his special day, know how Sehwag became Multan ka Sultan by scoring historic triple century against Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag is one of the most successful players in the history of Indian cricket. Hailing from Najafgarh Delhi, fans used to call him \u2018Najafgarh ka Nawab\u2019 for his royal playing style, but after his historic triple century against Pakistan in Multan, he became \u2018Multan ka Sultan.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born on October 20, 1978, in Najafgarh Delhi, Sehwag made his India debut in 1999 against Pakistan in an ODI match. He made his first-class debut with the Delhi Ranji team in 1997. Sehwag played a total of 14-years for India and went on to score more than 17,000 runs in international cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sehwag is the only Indian cricketer to score two triple centuries in Test cricket, 309 against Pakistan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n