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Rohit Sharma is all set to open for India in Test for the first time Rohit Sharma has been included in India's Test squad for the upcoming home series against South Africa. And India have decided to take a risk by designating him as an opener and pairing him with Mayank Agarwal, in the hope of ending India's long-lasting opening conundrum in Tests. A decade ago, India had one of the best Test opening pairs in the world in the form of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. The left-right combination was often able to give India a strong start, laying the foundation for a competitive total. But the disastrous tours of England and Australia in 2011-2012 exposed the loopholes which had started to develop in India's opening pair. Sehwag and Gambhir were ultimately shown the door and that opened up the void at the top in India's Test lineup. Last time Gambhir & Sehwag played together was way back in 2012 Since 2013, as many as nine players have op

Post-Dhoni era of Indian test cricket Virat Kohli  once quashed all speculation about who would be India’s first-choice wicket-keeper in Test matches post the retirement of former skipper MS Dhoni from the longest format of the game, stating that  Wriddhiman Saha   was the best glove-man India had and that the team would never compromise on quality. That statement, coming from the captain, would have done Saha’s confidence a world of good. Ever since Dhoni’s retirement, the Bengal wicketkeeper-batsman has been a regular in the Indian side in the longest format of the game. In 32 Test matches, Saha has scored 1164 runs at an average of 30.64 with three centuries and five 50s under his belt. Saha impressed everyone with his glove-work behind the stumps, raising the standard already set by his predecessor. With the bat too the diminutive right-hander has been stoic in his approach, playing the role of a rescuer for the Indian side on several occasions. Saha last playe