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Sehwag joins a select band

Rajneesh Gupta | December 22, 2005 12:18 IST

Virender Sehwag [Images] on Thursday joined the select band of players who registered a win in their first ever Test as India's captain.

Sehwag is sixth Indian player to do so, which includes the names of Polly Umrigar, Sunil Gavaskar [Images], Ravi Shastri, Sachin Tendulkar [Images] and Sourav Ganguly [Images].

Shastri - the previous record-holder for the biggest win by an Indian on captaincy debut - never captained India in a Test again.

The details:
CaptainTestOpponentVenueSeasonMargin
PR Umrigar2ndNew Zealand [Images]Bombay1955-56Inns & 27 runs
SM Gavaskar1stNew ZealandAuckland1975-768 wkts
RJ Shastri4thWest Indies [Images]Chennai1987-88255 runs
SR TendulkarOnlyAustraliaNew Delhi1996-977 wkts
SC GangulyOnlyBangladeshDhaka2000-019 wkts
V Sehwag3rdSri Lanka [Images]Ahmedabad2005-06259 runs

The 259 runs win is India's biggest against Sri Lanka and fourth biggest of all time as is evident from the following table:
MarginTestOpponentVenueSeason
280 runs3rdSouth AfricaKanpur1996-97
279 runs2ndEngland [Images]Leeds1986
272 runs4thNew ZealandAuckland1967-68
259 runs3rdSri LankaAhmedabad2005-06
255 runs4thWest IndiesChennai1987-88
235 runs2ndSri LankaColombo SSC1993-94
222 runs3rdAustraliaMelbourne1977-78
216 runs3rdNew ZealandChennai1976-77
212 runs2ndPakistanDelhi1998-99

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- Bajji claims sixth 7-wkt haul
- Best batting recoveries for India
- Most 10-wkt hauls in Tests
- Biggest wins for India
- Highest Test chases versus India
- Muralitharan's feats
- Comparing Sachin and Sunny
- India - Sri Lanka: Head to head


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