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Bangalore: Mumbai Indians coach Lalchand Rajput, praising opener Gautam Gambhir's new found success, said Gambhir-Virender Sehwag pair is the best India has produced.
Former Indian coach said - "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 formats of cricket and I personally would be surprised if they fail to serve the country in the same pair for the 2011 World Cup".
He also said - "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 pairs in the world as well."
In the World African Smith and Gibbs another best combination for the opening. Strauss and Cook best for Test cricket only but Viru-Gauti success in all forms of cricket.
"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 attack 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 added.
"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.
