Virender Sehwag will go down in history as one of the most aggressive openers?the game has ever seen, and 2002 was the year when he started to carve out a legacy.
On September 22, during the Champions Trophy clash against England, India were set a target of 270 and Sehwag chose the perfect stage to go on the offensive.
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He took a huge toll on the English bowlers with runs on all sides of the wicket. No field seemed able to contain him and runs flowed at will for India.
Along with skipper Sourav Ganguly, the he put on an opening stand of 192. That pretty much sealed the deal
When Sehwag fell, he had scored 126 of those runs, faced 104 balls and hit 21 fours along with 1 six. India won by 8 wickets and sealed their place in the semis.