Virender Sehwag excludes Virat Kohli from two batsmen who can break Lara's 400* record

Former Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag used to entertain his fans during his playing days. Apparently, cricketer-turned-commentator continues to entertain a good chunk of cricketing fraternity by expression his opinions on latest happenings of game through his trademark humour. For instance, Virender Sehwag is currently hosting his daily social media show, titled ‘Viru ki Baithak’, where he frequently answers fan queries after giving his take on Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) matches.

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Virender Sehwag names batsmen who can break Brian Lara 400 t out record

Former West Indies captain and batting icon Brian Lara struck an epic quadruple century against England at St. John’s, Antigua back in April 2004. Till date, Lara 400 t out kck remains highest individual score in Test cricket. On or hand, dashing Indian opener Virender Sehwag was widely tipped to break record during his playing days. However, ‘Nawab of Najargarh’ failed to do so, despite reaching 300-run mark twice in his career.

In latest episode of ‘Viru ki Baithak’, a fan asked Virender Sehwag to give his take on who can break Brian Lara 400 t out record in future. former Indian cricketer named two contemporary batsmen, and surprisingly, did t mentioned Indian captain and prolific run-scorer Virat Kohli. Instead, Virender Sehwag picked Indian and Australian opening batsmen Rohit Sharma and David Warner as his favourites to break rare all-time record.

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Virender Sehwag talks about Brian Lara 400 t out innings, watch video

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David Warner and Rohit Sharma in Test cricket

Both David Warner and Rohit Sharma are currently two of most destructive opening batsmen across all formats of game. Warner even got close to breaking Brian Lara’s herculean record when he scored a ruthless 335* against hapless Pakistani bowlers back in December 2019 in Adelaide. Australian captain Tim Paine decided to declare innings, thus putting a full stop to Warner’s run-scoring spree in game.

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma was promoted to open innings in Test cricket for first time in late 2019. In his maiden Test series as an opener, right-handed batsman scored 529 runs in four innings with two centuries and a double ton. Moreover, Rohit Sharma also has some unique limited-overs record such as being only batsman in world to register three double-hundreds in ODI cricket.

David Warner flays Pakistan with epic 335*, watch video

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Im source: Virender Sehwag Instagram and BCCI Twitter