India, Aug. 23 -- It's been 11 years since he retired from international cricket, but Virender Sehwag is still fondly remembered as one of India's and the world's most destructive batters. Sehwag's 'see ball, hit ball' philosophy became an instant rage, and he went on to become arguably India's greatest Test opener after the great Sunil Gavaskar. In 2004, he became the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests - a feat held in high regard even today, let alone 20 years back - and pummeled another against South Africa four years later in Chennai. Sehwag may look back at his career thinking he missed out on completing 10,000 runs in Tests, but what he achieved and did for Indian cricket transcends beyond numbers and records.

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