Former cricketer Virender Sehwag was always known for his wit on and off the field. But when the "Nawab of Najafgarh" said goodbye to cricket, little did we know that he would turn into a Twitter celebrity and an instant hit on the social networking site. With over 6 million followers at last count, Viru has a way with words which could put any stand-up comic to shame.

On the occasion of Shoaib Akhtar’s birthday he came up with the hashtag "ShoaibKiBirthdayViruKiParty" which trended the entire day.

He decided to turn skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's birthday into a day of national celebration.

Kevin Pietersen was another target:

He is effortlessly witty and puns like a boss. Sehwag even decided to troll columnist and author Shobhaa De after Haryana's Sakshi Malik won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics. De had earlier criticised the Indian Olympic contingent, terming its trip to Rio a "waste of money and opportunity".

A parody Sehwag account tweeted the following:

And Sehwag showed his appreciation for it by retweeting, but only after adding his own brand of humour.