| 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 |
Government
Boys Senior Secondary School,Vikaspuri
Boys/Jamia
Millia Islamia University |
| Family |
Dad
: Krishan
Kumar(owns a flour mill in Najafgarh)
Mom : Krishna
younger
Brother:
Vinod & 2 sisters |
| Career |
Indian
Cricet player(All
rounder,bowls off break)
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 artistes |
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
|
Endorses the following products:Boost,Coke,Team
Samsung,Britannia,Hero Honda, Colgate,Adidas and Mayur
Suitings.
Comfortable clothing:Jeans and T-shirt..
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
|