Virender Sehwag [ Images ], who scored 59 in India's first innings on Day 2 of the first Test against Australia [ Images ] on Saturday, has now scored a fifty in 11 consecutive Tests.
With this he equalled the world record of scoring at least a fifty in most consecutive Tests.
The dashing Indian opener shares this world record with West Indies' [ Images ] Viv Richards [ Images ] and fellow-teammate Gautam Gambhir [ Images ].
Fifties in most consecutive Tests
11 Tests* - Virender Sehwag (India [ Images ]) - 2009-2010
11 - Viv Richards (West Indies) - 1976-1977
11 - Gautam Gambhir (India) - 2008-2010
10 - John Edrich (England [ Images ]) - 1969-1971
9 - Everton Weekes (West Indies) - 1948-1950
9 - Alec Stewart (England) - 1996-1997
9 - Matthew Hayden [ Images ] (Australia) - 2001-2002
9 - Jacques Kallis [ Images ] (South Africa [ Images ]) - 2007
9 - Simon Katich [ Images ] (Australia) - 2009-2010
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