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How many times Virender Sehwag scored 300 runs?

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Sehwag is the only Indian to have scored a triple century (300 or more runs), and has done so twice, 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa in Chennai in 2008.

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Former Indian cricketer who represented India from 1999 to 2013  Virender Sehwag played for Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket. He played as an aggressive opening batsman throughout his playing days.

He played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian test side in 2001. In April 2009, Sehwag became the first Indian to be honored as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008, subsequently becoming the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009.

Sehwag holds multiple records including the highest score made by an Indian in Test cricket, which was also the fastest triple century in the history of international cricket as well as the fastest 250 by any batsman.

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During his term as vice-captain, Sehwag led the team in place of the injured Dravid in 2 ODIs and 1 Test.

Following his return to form in 2008 and the retirement of Anil Kumble, Sehwag was reappointed as the vice-captain for both Tests and ODIs.

By early 2009, Sehwag had reestablished himself as one of the best-performing batsmen in ODI cricket.

Sehwag retired from all forms of International cricket on 20 October 2015.  He is now serving as a member of the Anti-Doping Appeal Panel of the National Anti-Doping Agency under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India.

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