3. Virender Sehwag
The ‘Nawab of Najafgarh’ has to feature in this list after all he completely changed the definition of Test match batting in Indian cricket. Virender Sehwag was known for his destructive batting against the new ball who never really cared about what the match situation way. He saw the ball and hit it during his entire career and scored over 8K runs at a strike rate of 83.
Sehwag hit his fastest Test ton against a helpless West Indies bowling attack in just 78 deliveries. The opening batsman scored 180 runs that included 20 fours and 2 sixes in his majestic knock.