Recalling Virender Sehwag's 8 opening partners in Test cricket
Virender Sehwag redefined the role of an opener in Test cricketLegendary Indian batsman Virender Sehwag is one of the greatest openers to have ever played the game of cricket. He changed the definition of opening batting from surviving the new ball to tearing it to shreds with his own unmatched brand of aggressive batting.Across the span of his 11 year-long Test career, Sehwag had many different partners at the top of the order. From stop gap arrangements to proper Test openers, the man has seen it all.Here we focus on the players who have opened the innings with Sehwag in Test matches and their most memorable partnerships with the Delhi genius.
#8 Cheteshwar Pujara
One of India’s premier Test batsman at present, Cheteshwar Pujara was handed the job that Rahul Dravid had done for a long long time for Team India with unprecedented success. He had been forced to sit out for a few months due to a lack of form, but the Saurashtra batsman made a roaring comeback with a brilliant 145 not out in his last Test match against Sri Lanka.
Pujara is not only a great batsman at No. 3 but has also been successful on the few occasions when he has opened the innings. He also played alongside Virender Sehwag for a solitary inning as the latter’s usual partner Gautam Gambhir sat out of a Test match due to family reasons. This was in the home series against England in 2012 and Sehwag & Pujara strung together a partnership of 57 runs while chasing a score of 80 in the fourth innings.