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