Sehwag Crosses 7000-run Mark in ODIs

Mirpur: Dashing opener Virender Sehwag became the sixth Indian batsman to score 7000 ODI runs during his 27-ball 42 in the tri-nation series final against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

Sehwag crossed the milestone when he reached six in 213th innings in his 219th match. He is the fourth fastest Indian to have reached the milestone.

Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Azharuddin and Yuvraj Singh are the other Indian batsmen who have more than 7000 runs in the format.

Ganguly took 174 innings to reach his 7000 ODI runs while Tendulkar, Dravid, Yuvraj and Azharuddin needed 189, 204, 215 and 233 innings, respectively.

Sehwag, who has 12 hundreds and 25 fifties to his credit in the 50-over format, has also scored 6248 runs from 72 Test matches.

Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 1st Test - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 26-30, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining) 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs

Related links

Bangladesh Tri-series 2010 News

Sehwag Crosses 7000-run Mark in ODIs [+]

Dashing opener Virender Sehwag became the sixth Indian batsman to score 7000 ODI runs during his 27-ball 42 in the tri-nation series final against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Beat India to Win Tri-series Idea Cup 2010 [+]

Indian top guns came a cropper when it mattered most as Sri Lanka spanked them by four wickets in a low-scoring final to lift the tri-series in Dhaka.

Tri-series Final - Upbeat India Bank on In-form Kohli [+]

India would seek to maintain their supremacy and start the season on a positive note when they take on the islanders in the final of the tri-series.

Sangakkara to Exploit Indian Bowling Woes [+]

Indian bowlers have been leaking runs in series so far and Sri Lanka captain said that his side would look to exploit their opponent's bowling woes in tri-series final

Sehwag Fit, Expected to Play Tri-series Final [+]

Indian opener Virender Sehwag is most likely to play in the final of the tri-series against Sri Lanka in Mirpur on Wednesday.

Kohli Ton Set-up an Easy Win for India [+]

Virat Kohli (102 not out) continued his good form to guide India to a convincing 6-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the 6th ODI of the tri-series in Dhaka.

Zaheer Rested as India Elect to Bowl Against B'desh [+]

Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl against Bangladesh in the 6th ODI of the Tri-series at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

Dhoni Praises Pacers for Win Over Lanka [+]

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni lavished praise on his fast bowling department for charting an impressive eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka.

India Thump Lanka, Enter Tri-series Final [+]

After superb bowling by Zaheer Khan (3-38) and Amit Mishra (3-40), Kohli (71*) and Gambhir (71) hit fifties apiece to guide India to a comprehensive 8-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fifth ODI at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.

Sri Lanka Elect to Bat, India Make Few Changes [+]

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against India in the 5th ODI of the Tri-series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.