Question: Who among the following made fastest ODI century?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Sourav Ganguly
(c) Virender Sehwag
(d) Rohit Sharma
Ans (c)
Related Facts:
- On 20 October 2015 Indian batting legend Virender Sehwag announced his retirement from all the formats of international cricket (Test, ODI and T20) and the Indian Premier League.
- On the occasion of his 37th birthday, Virender Sehwag popularly known as ‘The Nawab of Najafgarh’ and ‘Zen Master of Modern Cricket’ made this announcement just before he signed up to play in the next year’s Masters Champions League 2020.
- In Masters Champions League only cricketers who retired from all the formats of the game can play.
- He had started his international cricket career in 1999 after he played his first One Day International (ODI) against Pakistanin Mohali.
- He had played 251 ODI matches and 245 innings with scoring 8273 runs at strike rate of 104.33.
- He played his last ODI match on 3 January 2013 against Pakistan in Calcutta.
- He started his test career in 3-6 November 2001 against South Africa playing 180 innings in 104 matches and scoring 8586 runs at a strike rate of 82.23. He played his last test match against Australia between 2-3 March 2013.
- He made 394 runs in 18 innings of 19 Twenty-20 matches at a strike rate of 154.78.
- Right Arm Off spinner Sehwag took 40 wickets in 91 Innings of 104 Test matches and gave 1894 runs whereas in ODI he took 96 wickets in 146 innings of 251 matches and gave 3853 runs.
- On 26 March 2008 his highest score of 319 was against South Africa. It was also the fastest triple century in the history of international cricket he reached 300 runs only in 278 balls.
- On 28 March 2004, he scored his first triple century of 309 runs in 375 balls against Pakistan in Multan, achieving the fame as “Multan ka Sultan”.
- After Brian Lara and Chris Gayle of the West Indies, Donald Bradman of Australia , Virender Sehwag is fourth and only Indian player to reach 300 twice.
- On 8 December 2011 His highest score of 219 in 149 balls, was made against the West Indies at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.
- Sehwag’s 100 runs in 60 balls in year 2009 was fastest century made by any Indian cricketer but currently this record is held by Virat Kohli (100 runs, 52 balls).
- In domestic cricket he played for Delhi and Haryana, In IPL he played for both Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils.
- He was awarded with Arjuna Award (2002), Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 2008, 2009, ICC Test Player of the Year 2010, Padma Shree (2010) and ESPN Cricinfo Awards in 2011.
Reference:
http://www.bcci.tv/news/2015/news/11325/virender-sehwag-announces-retirement
http://www.bcci.tv/news/2015/press-releases/11330/bcci-congratulates-sehwag-on-glowing-career
http://www.bcci.tv/news/2015/news/11327/virender-sehwags-retirement-statement
http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35263.html