Bangalore: Former Indian coach Lalchand Rajput, praising Indian opener Gautam Gambhir’s new found success in the recently concluded tour of New Zealand, said Gambhir-Virender Sehwag pair is the best India has produced so far.
"I have no doubt in my mind that the present Indian openers are the best we have produced simply because they have been successful in all forms of cricket (Tests, ODIs and Twenty20) and I personally would be surprised if they fail to serve the country in the same tempo for the next four to five years," Rajput told Cricketnext.com on Saturday.
"Agreed India has produced some great opening pairs in the past including Pankaj Roy-Vijay Merchant, Sunil Gavaskar- Chetan Chauhan in Test cricket and Sachin Tendulkar- Sourav Ganguly in the One-Dayers but the present pair takes the cake as they have excelled in all formats and should already being considered as one of the best pair in the world as well," Rajput added.
Terming their association as a god-sent gift to the Indian team, Rajput said, they have clicked in a big way because of their understanding of each others’ game and the mutual respect they have for each other.
"Playing for the same state is a big advantage and their understanding of each others’ game is amazing. If Sehwag is struggling to face a particular bowler, Gambhir comes to his rescue by taking on that particular bowler and vice versa. And the respect they have for each others’ game should be seen to be believed and has made the captain’s task that much more easier," Rajput said.
"We all know the exploits of Sehwag and the bowlers round the world fear his reputation but not many know that Gambhir’s talent was quite evident even during the Challenger Series a few years ago.
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