The man of India’s great opening acts retires

• New Delhi : And the news is now confirmed, man behind India’s great opening acts Virendra Sehwag has now announced his retirement from all forms of International cricket.

• Viru served Team India as the most destructive batsman for 14 years

• He will also not play for the domestic event – Indian Premier League

• Sehwag chose his 37th birthday as the best time to announce his retirement

• “I have always done what I felt was right and not what conformists thought to be right. God has been kind and I have done what I wanted to do — on the field and in my life. And I had decided some time back that I will retire on my 37th birthday. So today, while I spend my day with my family, I hereby announce my retirement from all forms of international cricket and from the Indian Premier League,” Sehwag said in a statement.

Nawab of Najafgarh and his achievements

• Born on Oct 20, 1978 at Najafgarh, Delhi
• Made ODI debut against Pakistan in 1999 as an all-rounder batting at No. 7
• Scored maiden ODI century off 69 balls against New Zealand in 2001
• Scored a century on Test debut against South Africa in 2001
• In 2008, Sehwag scored the quickest triple-hundred in a Test match, taking 278 deliveries against South Africa in Chennai
• He was a member of India’s victorious squads in the 2007 World
• Twenty20 and the 2011 World Cup
• His last ODI was in January 2013, against Pakistan and his last Test was in March, the same year, against Australia