{"id":258724,"date":"2026-08-20T07:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/virender-sehwags-son-replicates-fathers-trademark-back-foot-punch-in-delhi-premier-league-2026-watch\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T07:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:25:20","slug":"virender-sehwags-son-replicates-fathers-trademark-back-foot-punch-in-delhi-premier-league-2026-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/virender-sehwags-son-replicates-fathers-trademark-back-foot-punch-in-delhi-premier-league-2026-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Virender Sehwag\u2019s son replicates father\u2019s trademark back-foot punch in Delhi Premier League 2026 [Watch]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5206958\" data-slug-id=\"2825031\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Legendary former India opener <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/virender-sehwag\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Virender Sehwag<\/a>\u2019s son Aaryavir Sehwag replicated his father\u2019s trademark back-foot punch while featuring for West Delhi Lions in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026. He played the shot in Match 35 against the New Delhi Tigers on Wednesday, August 19, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Chasing 196, Aaryavir opened alongside Krish Yadav (45 off 32 deliveries) and added 41 runs off 25 balls for the first wicket. The 18-year-old, playing his first game of the season, scored 22 off 14 deliveries, hitting four fours, with one coming via a back-foot punch.<\/p>\n<p>The DPL\u2019s official Instagram account shared a video showing Aaryavir\u2019s stroke alongside Sehwag\u2019s back-foot punch against Ireland during the 2011 ODI World Cup, with the two looking remarkably similar.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the clip below:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, speaking of the game, batting at No. 3, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/nitish-rana\/stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Nitish Rana<\/a> smashed 50 off 23 balls, hitting three fours and four sixes. Skipper Ayush Doseja remained unbeaten on 64 off 33 balls, laced with seven fours and three sixes, as West Delhi Lions chased down the target with six wickets and four balls to spare.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>When Virender Sehwag\u2019s son Aaryavir missed out on a Ferrari by 23 runs<\/h2>\n<p>In November 2024, Aaryavir Sehwag scored a stunning 297 off 309 balls, laced with 51 fours and three sixes for Delhi against Meghalaya in the Cooch Behar Trophy. Celebrating the achievement, Sehwag wrote in a post on X:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWell played @aaryavirsehwag. Missed a Ferrari by 23 runs. But well done, keep the fire alive and may you score many more daddy hundreds and doubles and triples. Khel jaao..\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Well played @aaryavirsehwag . Missed a Ferrari by 23 runs. But well done, keep the fire alive and may you score many more daddy hundreds and doubles and triples. Khel jaao..<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for the Ferrari reference, during a 2015 interview, Virender Sehwag had promised that he would gift his kids the luxury car if they surpassed his 319-run mark, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/news-missed-ferrari-23-runs-the-story-behind-virender-sehwag-s-viral-post-son-aaryavir-latter-s-297-run-knock-cooch-behar-trophy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, my kids know I have made some humongous scores in Test cricket. So I have told them, if you cross that 319-run mark even in school cricket, I will present you a Ferrari.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>During his Test career, Virender Sehwag breached the 300-run mark twice, with his highest score of 319 coming against South Africa at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in 2008.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Looking for <strong>fast live cricket scores<\/strong>? Download <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=cricket.live.line&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Dbottomtagline%26utm_medium%3Dskweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">CricRocket<\/a> and get fast score updates, top-notch commentary in-depth match stats &amp; much more! \ud83d\ude80\u2604\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Dev Sharma<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/news-virender-sehwag-s-son-replicates-father-s-trademark-back-foot-punch-delhi-premier-league-2026-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary former India opener Virender Sehwag\u2019s son Aaryavir Sehwag replicated his father\u2019s trademark back-foot punch while featuring for West Delhi Lions in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026. He played the shot in Match 35 against the New Delhi Tigers on Wednesday, August 19, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. 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