5 records of Virender Sehwag that might never be broken

Virender Sehwag is of the finest opening batters that Indian cricket produced. Test cricket was his happy hunting ground, where he amassed 8586 runs in 104 matches at an average of 49.34. He was exceptional in the ODIs as well and accumulated 8273 runs in 251 games at a strike rate of 104.33.

During the legendary cricketer’s playing days which saw him demolish top-quality bowling attacks for fun, he broke many records and also created some. However, there are some of his mind-boggling records that might never be broken.

Here are five records of Virender Sehwag that might never be broken

5. Fastest triple hundred by balls

India locked horns with South Africa for the first of the three-match Test series in March 2008 in Chennai. The visitors batted first and posted a mammoth total of 540 on the board with Hashim Amla (159 runs off 262 balls) top-scoring. 

Sehwag led India’s charge with the bat and knocked the winds out of South Africa's bowling attack. He plundered 319 runs off 304 balls, including 42 fours and five maximums. The Indian batter touched the 300-mark in just 278 deliveries, making him the fastest to score a triple ton in Test cricket. The previous quickest was 362 balls by Matthew Hayden against Zimbabwe in 2003.

It has been over 14 years since Sehwag achieved the historic feat but his record is yet to be broken. Presently, there are many players in the Test arena who play a fearless brand of cricket but there have been none who have even come close to his tally. Batters live by the sword and die by it and thus players crossing the 300-mark occur once in a blue moon. Therefore, breaking Sehwag’s record is a herculean task.