Cricket
Viru, as the great man is fondly called, was wished a happy birthday by many of his former India teammates on Twitter.
Updated : Oct 20, 2018, 01:07 PM IST
Virender Sehwag, one of the finest openers the game of cricket has ever seen, turned 40 on Saturday.
Viru, as the great man is fondly called, was wished a happy birthday by many of his former India teammates on Twitter.
Here are some tweets
Happy Birthday @virendersehwag. On the swashbuckling opener's Birthday, we relive his iconic ODI double hundred he scored against West Indies
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 20, 2018
Watch https://t.co/aUS1eEdJ03 pic.twitter.com/A4GXdKOr8R
Wishing you a very happy birthday Viru bhai @virendersehwag
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) October 20, 2018
May you be blessed with health and happiness forever! #HappyBirthdayViru pic.twitter.com/SLsVeKL36D
Happy birthday to a person who gives so much delight and happiness @virendersehwag #HappyBirthdayViru pic.twitter.com/SiyxfV04SN
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 20, 2018
Wishing the modern generation's Viv Richards a.k.a. @virendersehwag, my dear friend a very happy birthday! Hope you have an eventful year full of happiness and joy! pic.twitter.com/XkXlikLy22
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 20, 2018
Birthday wishes dear @virendersehwag
— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) October 20, 2018
17,253 international runs
— ICC (@ICC) October 20, 2018
India's first Test triple-centurion
Second man to score an ODI double-century
Happy 40th birthday @virendersehwag! pic.twitter.com/Ieiyq18uOT
Happy birthday @virendersehwag Paa G May God always blesses u nd ur family members. V al love u so much because of d person u r which is Real pic.twitter.com/BAL3jHiVR9
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) October 20, 2018
Heartiest wishes to you on your Birthday, Virubhai. Tum jiyo hazaaron saal saal ke din hon pachaas hazaar. @virendersehwag #viruHappyBirthday pic.twitter.com/KbHgdSmLfu
— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) October 20, 2018
Viru sir @virendersehwag happy birthday
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) October 20, 2018
Wishing a happy birthday to @virendersehwag. May you live a long, happy and healthy life and get everything you want. God bless Viru paaji. @BCCI pic.twitter.com/YipE6d6MZa
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) October 20, 2018
Happy birthday to the sultan of cricket, you are always happy that you pray to God
— Bajrang Punia (@BajrangPunia) October 20, 2018
Gud bless you brother @virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/fdeVMEgaj6
Happy Birthday to a thorough entertainer @virendersehwag . Wish you happiness and success in all you do #HappyBirthdayViru pic.twitter.com/dQcWZjlN1l
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 20, 2018
The man who defined hard hitting! Happy birthday @virendersehwag! Have a joyous year ahead!
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) October 20, 2018
— Harpik Pandya (@HarpikPandya7) October 20, 2018
Happy birthday Viru Paji pic.twitter.com/KIKacWA5uz
To mark Sehwag's birthday, HERE are five of his greatest knocks.