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List of records broken by Virender Sehwag during his 219 runs inning

Virender Sehwag scored the highest individual score of 219 runs which came in just 149 balls with a world record-equalling 25 fours and seven towering sixes. He also crushed a number of records during the milestone event. This came on December 8, 2011 in 4th ODI match against West Indies in Indore.

- On 45, he made his highest score as India's captain beating 44 against Sri Lanka at Cuttack on December 21, 2009.

- On 82, he established the highest score by an Indian captain against West Indies in India, bettering Mohammad Azharuddin's 81 at Chennai on October 23, 1994.

- On 100, he scored his 15th ODI hundred ? his second against West Indies and first as India's captain.

- On 100, Sehwag also became the fastest to score an ODI hundred for India against West Indies, taking only 69 balls to do so. He bettered his own record of 75 balls (at Rajkot on November 12, 2002).

- On 106, he made the highest score by an Indian captain against West Indies, expunging Rahul Dravid's 105 at Kingston on May 18, 2006.

- On 115, he bettered his personal best against West Indies, which was 114 (unbeaten) at Rajkot on November 12, 2002.

- On 118, he made the highest score by an Indian batsman against West Indies in India, eclipsing Virat Kohli's 117 at Visakhapatnam on December 2, 2011.

- On 119, he made the highest score at this ground, beating Yuvraj Singh's 118 against England on November 17, 2008.

- On 128, he set a new record of highest score by any captain against West Indies, bettering upon Australia's Allan Border's unbeaten 127 at Sydney on February 6, 1985.

- On 142, he made the highest score by an Indian batsman against West Indies anywhere, improving upon Sachin Tendulkarâ€™s unbeaten 141 at Kuala Lumpur on September 14, 2006.

- On 150, he became the fastest Indian to score an ODI 150, taking only 112 balls to reach the milestone. The previous fastest for India was scored by Sachin Tendulkar off 118 balls (vs South Africa in Gwalior on February 24, 2011).

- On 147, he made his highest ODI score on Indian soil, beating 146 against Sri Lanka at Rajkot on December 15, 2009.

- On 153, he established a new record of highest individual score in India-West Indies ODIs, beating Desmond Haynes' unbeaten 152 at Georgetown on March 21, 1989.

- On 174, he established a new record of highest individual score against the West Indies in ODIs, bettering Australia's Mark Waugh's 173 at Melbourne on February 9, 2001.

- On 176, he established his highest ODI score, obliterating the 175 against Bangladesh at Mirpur on February 19, 2011.

- On 187, he established the highest score by an Indian captain in ODIs, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 186 against New Zealand at Hyderabad on November 8, 1999.

- On 190, he established the highest score by any captain in ODIs, beating Sanath Jayasuriya's 189 against India at Sharjah on October 29, 2000.

- On 200, he became the second batsman to score an ODI double hundred after fellow team-mate Tendulkar, who had also made an unbeaten 200 against South Africa at Gwalior on February 24, 2010.

- On 200, he also became the first player to score a triple hundred in first-class cricket, a double hundred in List A matches and a hundred in Twenty20 matches.

- On 201, he made the highest individual score in ODIs, beating Tendulkar's unbeaten 200 against South Africa.

- On 219, he ended up with the third highest score in a List A match after Ali Brownâ€™s 268 (Surrey vs Glamorgan, The Oval, June 19, 2002) and Graeme Pollock's unbeaten 222 (Eastern Province vs Border, East London, October 19, 1974).

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Top 10 Fastest Centuries in Test Cricket

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Vivian Richards of the West Indies holds the record for the fastest Test century. On april 15, 1986, Against England in the Antigua Test, Richards made a 56-ball ton, (110 not out, 58b, 7x7, 7x6), helping his team complete a 5-0 sweep.

Australia's wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist (57 balls; against England, Perth, December 16, 2006). He made 102* (59b, 12x4, 3x6) overall. Gilchrist revealed in his autobiography that he was contemplating Test retirement before this game.

Australia's Jack Gregory made a 67-ball hundred against South Africa in Johannesburg, November 12, 1921. The record would stand till Richards broke it in 1986.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies scored hundred in 69 balls against Australia, April 10 2003 in Georgetown. West Indies were 4-47 when he came out to bat. The innings couldn't prevent a defeat.

Australian opener David Warner equalled Chanderpaul as the fourth-fastest Test centurion. He made his hundred off 69 balls against India on January 13, 2012 in Perth.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle smashed a hundred off 70 balls against Australia in Perth, December 19, 2009.

West Indies opener Roy Fredericks took on Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson in making a 71-ball hundred in Perth, December 13, 1975. It set up his team's only win of the series. They lost the next four games.

Pakistan great Majid Khan scored a hundred off 74 balls against New Zealand in Karachi, October 30, 1976.

India captain Kapil Dev's 74-ball hundred against Sri Lanka in the Kanpur Test, December 22, 1986, remains the joint-fastest Test hundred by an India.

Mohammed Azharuddin's 74-ball effort against South Africa in Kolkata, November 29, 1996, was a memorable knock. He had retired hurt on 6 and India were 161-7 when he returned to bat. He doubled the score with his eighth-wicket partnership with Anil Kumble.