Test runs
8,586
Test triple centuries
2
Highest Test score
319
World Cup titles
1
Test strike rate
82.2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 98
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38 | |
| 2002 | 52 | |
| 2003 | 62 | |
| 2004 | 58 | |
| 2005 | 54 | |
| 2006 | 44 | |
| 2007 | 48 | |
| 2008 | 66 | |
| 2009 | 56 | |
| 2010 | 46 | |
| 2011 | 40 | |
| 2012 | 30 | |
| 2013 | 22 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Wisden Almanack
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Virender Sehwag ranks #25 in Cricket
Virender Sehwag ranks #25 in Cricket and #450 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.4/100.
The verified career covers 1997–2015 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 98/100, with Peak the strongest category at 98/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test runs 8586, Test triple centuries 2, Highest Test score 319, World Cup titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Matthew Hayden (90.4); behind Katherine Sciver-Brunt (90.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Virender Sehwag GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak98/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
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Virender Sehwag — frequently asked
- Is Virender Sehwag the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Virender Sehwag ranks #25 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 90.4/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Virender Sehwag's GOAT Score?
- 90.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 98 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Virender Sehwag rank all time?
- #450 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #25 in Cricket.
- Virender Sehwag vs Matthew Hayden: who ranks higher?
- Virender Sehwag ranks higher at 90.4 versus Matthew Hayden at 90.4, a margin of 0.0 points.