Even as the opening combination remains a massive worry for India, what with Shikhar Dhawan registering his third failure in a row, his partner Murali Vijay has been going from strength to strength.
Going into the series against England, Murali Vijay's spot as an opener in the Indian team was definitely under pressure. He had scored a 97 in South Africa
Going into the Trent Bridge Test, if India were told that they would finish the match on an even keel with England, they would have taken it without any complaints.
It has been a while since India have been struggling to forge a good opening combination ever since the pair of Sehwag and Gambhir lost form. In recent times