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Sehwag aims to break record
28/03/2008 18:07 - (SA)
Chennai - Virender Sehwag has set his sight on surpassing former West Indies captain Brian Lara's Test-record high score of 400.
The Indian opener smashed an unbeaten 309 on Friday to lead India to 468 for one wicket at stumps on the third day in reply to South Africa's first-innings 540 in the opening Test of the three-match series.
Sehwag equalled his own highest Test score for an Indian cricketer on his way to becoming only the third batsman to score two triple centuries in Tests - after Donald Bradman of Australia and Lara.
Lara's 400 not out against England at St John's, Antigua, in 2004 is the highest Test score by any batsman and Sehwag believes he can beat it if he manages to bat through the first session on Saturday.
He said: "If I keep going on till lunch tomorrow (Saturday), I may break Lara's record, but right now I'm just looking for some rest and a good night's sleep."
The 29-year-old Sehwag hit 42 fours and five sixes from 292 balls, but his innings on Friday showed the 55-Test veteran's maturity as he didn't lash out at all deliveries and instead played them on merit.
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