T20 World Cup 2026: ‘If Abhishek is backed, why not Varun?’ - Virender Sehwag defends mystery spinner ahead of final
Sehwag urges support for Varun despite dip in form
06 Mar 2026
2 MinVirender Sehwag
India
Current Series
Full Name
Virender Sehwag
Nationality
India
Other Name
Virender Sehwag
Role
Batter
Birth Date
20 Oct 1978 (47y 147d)
Birth Place
Delhi
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 104 | 180 | 6 | 8586 | 319 | 49.34 | 10441 | 82.23 | 23 | 32 |
| odi | 251 | 245 | 9 | 8273 | 219 | 35.05 | 7929 | 104.33 | 15 | 38 |
| t20i | 19 | 18 | -- | 394 | 68 | 21.88 | 271 | 145.38 | -- | 2 |
| t20 | 159 | 157 | 6 | 4061 | 122 | 26.89 | 2747 | 147.83 | 2 | 24 |
| fc | 194 | 321 | 11 | 14683 | 319 | 47.36 | -- | -- | 42 | 55 |
| list a | 332 | 321 | 14 | 10454 | 219 | 34.05 | -- | -- | 16 | 57 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 104 | 91 | 621.50 | 1894 | 40 | 5/104 | 47.35 | 3.04 | 93.2 | -- | 1 |
| odi | 251 | 146 | 732.00 | 3853 | 96 | 4/6 | 40.13 | 5.26 | 45.7 | 1 | -- |
| t20i | 19 | 1 | 1.00 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 20.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| t20 | 159 | 28 | 59.40 | 496 | 22 | 3/14 | 22.54 | 8.31 | 16.2 | -- | -- |
| fc | 194 | -- | 1435.40 | 4470 | 105 | 5/104 | 42.57 | 3.11 | 82.0 | -- | 1 |
| list a | 332 | -- | 1001.30 | 5154 | 142 | 4/6 | 36.29 | 5.14 | 42.3 | 3 | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RL vs MC | 34 | 01 Mar 2024 | Greater Noida | t20 |
| VUP vs MC | 35 | 28 Feb 2024 | Greater Noida | t20 |
| NN vs VT | 27 | 23 Mar 2023 | Ghaziabad | t20 |
| GG vs BLK | 27 | 27 Sep 2022 | Cuttack | t20 |
| GG vs MNT | 1 | 19 Sep 2022 | Lucknow | t20 |
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