NEW DELHI: Virender Shewag grew to become 42 on Tuesday and desires poured in for the previous India batsman from the cricket fraternity.
“The one that most effective dealt in 4s and 6s whilst batting turns 42. Even that provides as much as 6. Tum jiyo hazaron saal aur saal ke din ho 50 hazaar. Janamdin mubarak @virendersehwag,” batting legend Sachin Tendulkar tweeted.

India captain Virat Kohli took to Twitter and wrote: “Satisfied birthday @virendersehwag bhai. Have a super day.”

“Many extra glad returns of the day to a person whose positivity and self-belief is all the time a reminder of how you can stay issues easy in existence. #HappyBirthdayViru!,” former cricketer VVS Laxman tweeted.

In a 104-match lengthy Check occupation, Sehwag scored 8586 runs at an outstanding moderate of 49.34. He scored 23 centuries and 32 fifties in a 12-year lengthy stint within the longest layout.
He smashed the quickest Check triple-century off simply 278 deliveries to enroll in Don Bradman and Brian Lara within the listing of gamers to attain two triples.
He made 319 off 304 balls towards South Africa at Chennai in 2008 with 42 fours and 5 sixes.
Sehwag’s earlier triple ton used to be towards Pakistan at Multan in 2004.
Additionally, he’s the one Indian with two Check triple heaps.
Former cricketer Suresh Raina wrote: “Satisfied birthday viru bhai @virendersehwag. My giant brother, all the time impressed me & guided thru quite a lot of paths of existence. Wishing you not anything however the most productive all the time. Have an ideal day paji.”

“Le hatho mai hath chal tuu oh sathi chal… Satisfied birthday brother @virendersehwag Kush raho tandrust raho.. #legand #HappyBirthdayVirenderSehwag,” Harbhajan Singh tweeted.

Sehwag additionally performed 251 ODIs and accrued 8273 runs with 15 heaps and 38 fifties.
He introduced his retirement from all kinds of world cricket in October 2015.