A birthday like never before: Here's how everyone's beloved Virender Sehwag celebrated his big day

New Delhi: Former India opener Virender Sehwag turned 38 on Thursday, and the 'Nawab of Najafgarh' celebrated the day big day like never before.

Sehwag, regarded as one of the most destructive batsmen to have ever played the sport, has managed to establish an impressive online fan base thanks to his brilliant, politically correct and at times, funny Twitter posts.

But when it comes to wishing someone a birthday, he is unrivaled. In fact, the batting great makes it compulsory to wish celebrities, especially cricketers, on their birthdays and also in important occasions.

And even on his birthday, he spent the day responding to queries and doing commentary.

"You can ask your questions to me using #AskSehwag . Will try and answer as many as possible and then will do #ViruKiCommentary on Periscope," he wrote.

You can ask your questions to me using #AskSehwag .
Will try and answer as many as possible and then will do #ViruKiCommentary on Periscope — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

Then, started a busy day with questions ranging from his favorite lunch to toughest bowler he ever faced.

Those who have managed to spent some time tracking all his answers to the queries from fans would be able to compile an altogether a new, complete profile on the celebrated cricketer.

Here are some Q&As

Dopahar me Maa ke haath ka khaana ,
Raat me Biwi ke haath ka khaana.#AskSehwag https://t.co/weF81m7T4C — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

Team : Brazil , Argentina
Player: Pele , Maradona https://t.co/VPT6hULTXr — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

Favourite captain @anilkumble1074 #AskSehwag https://t.co/b1s066HedO — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

Muttiah Muralitharan #AskSehwag https://t.co/Ho8H4vvlZf — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

Surprised me. Doing a good job .#AskSehwag https://t.co/yx7Z1g4PBW — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

MSD is very cool ,
Kohli is aggressive.
Both qualities worth admiring.#AskSehwag https://t.co/d147atGbsP — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

Badminton ,Table Tennis#AskSehwag https://t.co/9NSnHOaQe8 — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

The decision to open the batting in Test Cricket.#AskSehwag https://t.co/rDCyHa5l4Z — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

In India - Mohali.
Overseas - Melbourne Cricket Ground#AskSehwag https://t.co/QNu1LaFaFc

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

It was the dream of my father and I am really happy to make his dream into a reality.
For admissions call 97111 88700 #AskSehwag https://t.co/BAy4dsselu — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

Himanshu Rana from Haryana.
Rishabh Pant and @UnmuktChand9 from Delhi. https://t.co/U2HUeuhrzF — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

Yeh poonchne ki baat hai.
VIRAT.#AskSehwag https://t.co/pELc53NHhw — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

I was going for the second run and he deliberately tried to block me,so I told him not to come in the way,warna bat lag jaayegi .#AskSehwag https://t.co/mteNt4Tnvj

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016

Also known as the ‘Sultan of Multan’ for his 309 against Pakistan in Multan, Sehwag still holds the record of being the only Indian to have scored a triple hundred in a Test innings, not just once but twice.

He played 104 Tests and 251 ODIs for India, in a career spanning some 14 years. He made India debut in an ODI match against Pakistan at Mohali on April 01, 1999. He announced retirement on October 20, 2015 after scoring 17253 international runs, with 38 centuries.