'Thanks everyone for all your wishes and love. I hereby retire from all forms of international cricket and from the IPL,' Sehwag announced on Twitter.
Sehwag has registered 23 hundreds and 32 fifties in Test matches, while his 15 tons and 38 fifties were also delightful knocks in ODIs
'Didn't see Viv Richards bat in person but I can proudly say I have witnessed Virender Sehwag tearing apart the best bowling attacks,' Dhoni wrote in his twitter handle.
'Loved his instinctive approach to batting & life,' Tendulkar wrote on Twitter
'I am lucky that played for the country with great players like Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly, Anil Kumble, V V S Laxman, Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan, M S Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj'
Sehwag, who made his international debut in 1999 and played his last match for India in 2013, announced his retirement via Twitter
Kumble tweeted: 'Nobody batted like you at the top. Congrats on a great career. Great team man. Best wishes to your second innings'
Sehwag's announcement to retire brought to close a remarkable career in which he scored 17,253 runs
The decision comes after Sehwag signed up to play in the next year's Masters Champions League 2020
The explosive Indian opener Virender Sehwag, who on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of international and domestic cricket.
Sehwag officially announced his retirement from international cricket
'I am the luckiest one as Ganguly had love for me and had confidence in me'
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