5 reasons why Virender Sehwag could have still fitted into the Indian Test team

Virender Sehwag has been in stupendous form of late in domestic cricket

One of the greatest Test openers of all time, India’s Virender Sehwag, recently announced his retirement from international cricket much to the dismay of his gigantic fan base not only in India but all over the world.

The driving force for this decision, as everyone could make out, was the manner in which the Indian national selectors had turned a blind eye towards him in the past few years.

But, looking at the way Sehwag has been batting in this season of the Ranji Trophy, you get a feeling that he could have easily played international cricket for at least another year if not two.

And the present scenario of India’s Test batting further orchestrates the fact that he should have been given another opportunity. Here are 5 reasons why Viru could have still fitted into the Indian Test team:

Team India’s struggles at the top of the order

Even though Murali Vijay looks to have hit a purple patch in his career as a Test opener for India, his partner at the other end, Shikhar Dhawan, has not been doing too much justice to his talent of late. The way in which he capitulated for a pair in the 1st Test of the India-South Africa series is an alarming sign and calls for a change in the opening pair, at least for now.

In such a situation, the inclusion of Virender Sehwag would have proved to be a quick solution for the selectors as they would have got ample time to find a new opening partner for the sublime Vijay or for that matter, wait for Dhawan to regain his touch.

Moreover, the pair would not have taken too much time to settle down as Sehwag and Vijay have already enjoyed success together in the past.