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Opening conundrum in India's batting lineup

With three-in form openers, India might have a healthy problem of plenty

Shikhar Dhawan, K L Rahul, Murali Vijay, cricketers
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Their batting skills and recent forms present their captain with a dilemma. Which combination will make the perfect opening pair? (From left) K L Rahul, Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan

Chetan Narula
When it comes to Indian cricket, social media is often an emotionally accurate indicator of what’s going on. So when Murali Vijay was left out of the playing eleven for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Kolkata, there was an eruption of emotion from the faithful. You could associate their complaining with the pitch’s deep green — arguably the quickest Test wicket in recent Indian cricket history. Just how could he be left out on a track such as this?
 
In the build-up to that series against Sri Lanka, there had been a lot of talk about the team’s