Being the son of Virender Sehwag may be the first identity of Aryaveer Sehwag, but now the runs coming off his bat are writing their own story.
India has won the title by defeating Pakistan in the final of Under-19 Men's Asia Cup 2026. Aryaveer Sehwag also had a big contribution in this victory.
This is the reason why Aryaveer Sehwag has been chosen Player of the Tournament of the Under-19 Men's Asia Cup 2026 on the basis of his excellent batting. Aryaveer was the highest run scorer in the entire tournament.
Aryaveer scored a total of 361 runs in 5 matches of the tournament at an average of 90.25. During this period, one century and three half-centuries came from his bat.
In the final match, Aryaveer Sehwag scored 58 runs in 61 balls with the help of 9 fours.
Virender Sehwag wrote on the social media platform X on the victory of the Indian team that he is proud of these young champions.
Virender Sehwag wrote, "What a match! What a great finish! It took a lot of courage to defeat Pakistan while chasing 338 runs in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup."
He further wrote, "Lakshya's 80 runs, Aryveer's 58 runs and then when we needed a miracle, the magic of Manal Chauhan and Mohit Ulva. What an amazing win! Proud of these young champions!"
Earlier on 10 November 2026, in a match of Under-19 Asia Cup in Oman, Aryaveer scored 160 runs in 168 balls against United Arab Emirates. His innings included 17 fours and seven sixes.
Thanks to Aryaveer's explosive innings, India Under-19 team defeated UAE by 70 runs.
This is the joint fifth highest score by an Indian batsman in Under-19 ODI cricket. Shubhman Gill and Mayank Agarwal have also scored 160 runs at this stage.
But Aryaveer's journey to reach this innings was not made only by big scores. This includes many stories like playing with a plastic bat in childhood, participating in the trials in Delhi, being disappointed even after scoring 297 runs and losing wickets by playing wrong shots after getting a good start.
Aryaveer's early memories related to cricket also include an innings which he could not see. In his childhood, he was going to watch his father Virender Sehwag play in IPL. There was so much traffic on the way that even before the family reached the stadium, Virender Sehwag was out.
By December 2021, Aryaveer's name had appeared in the trial list of Delhi's Under-16 team. He was 14 years old at that time. Next year, Aryaveer was selected in the Delhi Under-16 team for the Vijay Merchant Trophy.
In November 2024, a Cooch Behar Trophy match was being played between Delhi and Meghalaya in Shillong. Aryaveer was out after scoring 297 runs on 309 balls. Congratulating his son, Virender Sehwag wrote that Ferrari fell short by 23 runs.
In August 2025, Aryaveer played his first match of Delhi Premier League for Central Delhi Kings. After the match, he told India Today that he was nervous while coming on the field. While batting, he was repeating his father's advice in his mind, look at the ball and play straight.
Aryaveer played his first three ODIs for India against the Australian Under-19 team in Rajkot in September 2026. In these matches he scored 28, 47 and 34 runs.
After the series against Australia, Aryaveer returned to captain Delhi in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. On 16 October, Aryaveer scored 173 runs in 143 balls.
The start of Aryaveer's innings of 160 runs was not fast. It took him 131 balls to reach his century. After this he scored 60 runs in only 37 balls. Whether this innings is enough for Aryaveer to reach the senior Indian team or not, the time to come and his consistent performance will answer this.
