Happy Birthday Virender Sehwag: My sharpest knife back home is nicknamed Viru, cuts anything, says Dale Steyn

Former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn wished Virender Sehwag in a special way. My sharpest knife back home is nicknamed Viru, and cuts anything, says Dale Steyn. Virender Sehwag was born on this day, 20 October 1978 and turns 43 years today.

Former India opener Virender Sehwag celebrates his birthday on October 20. He turns 43. My sharpest knife back home is nicknamed Viru, cuts anything!Happy birthday pal!Have a great one @virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/jyVE93ZLzD 374 intl. matches17253 intl. runsOnly #TeamIndia cricketer with two Test triple tonsSecond batsman to score an ODI double hundred2007 World T20 & 2011 World Cup-winnerHere's wishing @virendersehwag a very happy birthday. pic.twitter.com/kBVgNvhJFf He knew that time was the essence of test match victories and played with that motto. Well played then and now @virendersehwag knows the importance of timing when it comes to quips!! Happy birthday to the born entertainer..

In a career that spanned 14 years, Sehwag scored 8586 runs in 104 Tests at an average of 49.34 with 23 hundreds and 32 half-centuries. In 251 ODIs, he amassed 8273 runs at 35.05 with 15 centuries and 38 fifties while in 19 T20 internationals, he made 394 runs with two fifties.