DHAKA, (Reuters) – India’s Virender Sehwag notched the first hundred in the Cricket World Cup today in the opening match against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka.
Sehwag reached the century, his 14th in one-day internationals, with a single behind square off off-spinner Mahmudullah, in front of a stadium packed with 25,000 spectators.
He hit nine fours and a six on his way to notch his second hundred in the World Cup.
Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar became the most capped ODI player in the world when he overtook Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya, who is not playing in this World Cup, with his 445th match.