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New Delhi. Whenever explosive batsmen are discussed, Virender Sehwag will definitely be included in it. Veeru, who made his mark in world cricket as 'Nawab of Najafgarh' and 'Sultan of Multan', may have left cricket but he still makes headlines from time to time. Sehwag is the first Indian to score two triple centuries in Test matches. He played a historic innings of 309 runs in Multan. Veeru created a lot of buzz during the Pakistan tour in 2004. After returning from the Pakistan tour, Sehwag got married to Aarti. Sehwag had said some time ago that when he went to his in-laws' house for the first time before marriage, something happened to him there after which he decided not to go to his in-laws' house. What exactly happened to Sehwag? After this, he started fearing going to his in-laws' house.

Virender Sehwag said in an interview a few years ago, 'When I went to my in-laws' house for the first time before marriage, I reached there comfortably but I had a lot of difficulties in getting out of there. About 10 thousand people had gathered below the house. After this, the police were called. The police dispersed the crowd. After this, I was able to get out of there.' After this incident, I had decided that I would not come to my in-laws' house anymore. Because it will be a problem to get out.

Sehwag and Aarti have known each other since childhood.
Virender Sehwag got married on 22 April 2004. His wife's name is Aarti Ahlawat. Both have known each other since childhood. Aarti's aunt was married to Sehwag's cousin. Aarti and Virender Sehwag are parents of two children Aryaveer and Vedant. When Sehwag used to bat, he always kept humming. He used to listen to Kishore Kumar's songs. He said that this helps him concentrate while batting.

Sehwag's cricket career
Sehwag made his ODI debut against Pakistan on 01 April 1999 in Mohali. He played 104 Tests and 251 ODIs for Team India. In Tests, Sehwag scored 8586 runs at an average of 47.34 and a strike rate of 82.34. In ODIs, Veeru scored 8273 runs at an average of 35.05 and a blistering strike rate of 104.33. Sehwag has 23 centuries and 32 half-centuries in Tests while in ODI cricket he scored 15 centuries and 38 half-centuries.

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