10 Most Selfless Innings in Cricket History

5. Virender Sehwag

When England set India a target of 387 runs in the last session of day 4 of the Chennai Test match in 2008, most people believed there could only be two outcomes: an England victory or a draw.

Virender Sehwag, on the other hand, batted in the fourth innings the way he does best—seeing the ball and hitting it, regardless of the format. He scored 83 runs off just 68 balls, giving the rest of his teammates enough time to effectively chase down the massive goal. On day 5, India was able to track it down.

He has displayed such selfless acts many times, when he didn’t care whether he is about to get a 100 or 200 or 300, he looks to hit a six. Once, he even refused to run a single when he was on 199 against Sri Lanka as Ishant Sharma was on the other end & it was the last wicket.