On March 29, 2004, Virender Sehwag conquered Pakistan and was crowned as the 'Multan ka Sultan'. The former India opener smashed a historic triple hundred against Pakistan in Multan on the second day of the opening Test. Sehwag's 309 laid the platform of India's innings and 52-run victory over the hosts in the first Test. (More Cricket News)
It was one of the most stunning knocks ever played in the history of Test cricket. Sehwag showed utter disregard to the bowlers and smashed them at will. And it was not a bad bowling attack at all. Pakistan had two greats in the form of Shoaib Akhtar and Saqlain Mushtaq and to complement the expereinced duo, the hosts also had young Mohammad Sami and Abdul Razzaq.
But then Sehwag was, well, Sehwag. He broke the record of highest score by an Indian against Pakistan on the first day of the Test. On March 29, the second day, Sehwag continued from where he left on the opening day and became the first Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket. He got out soon after completing his 300 but he had already done enough. He scored 309 from 386 balls and smashed 39 fours and six sixes.
His marathon effort took India to 675/5 dec in the first innings and Pakistan could never recover. The declaration is also remembered for the infamous reason of Sachin Tendulkar getting stuck at 194 when captain Rahul Dravid decided to call his lads back. Irfan Pathan would take four wickets in Pakistan's first innings while Anil Kumble would get six in the second to wrap up a memorable win for India.
While Pakistan bounced back in the second Test, in the third, India again crushed the hosts to wrap up a 2-1 series win over their neighbours.
