3 Indian Test openers who couldn't score a century

Indian cricket has been blessed with the best batting line up in the world in the last couple of decades. The line-up included legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mohhamad Azharuddin and VVS Laxman. However, not every batsman who represented India in the era, was successful with the bat, especially in the longest version of the game.

Scoring a century in the international arena is a big achievement for any batsman, as it proves the batsman's prowess with the bat against the best bowling attacks in the world. Here are three immensely talented Indian openers who failed to score a Test ton, despite getting ample chances in the longest format of the game.

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#3 Abhinav Mukund

Abhinav Mukund earned a spot in the Indian Test team in the year 2011,because of his phenomenal performances in the domestic circuit. However, he could not replicate his domestic circuit success in the international red-ball cricket and managed to score only a couple of half centuries in the 14 innings he played for India.

Mukund failed to establish himself as an opener and could not cement his place in the Indian Test side. On the contrary though, Mukund has two triple tons in the domestic arena which shows that he possesses all the attributes to deliver brilliant performances with the bat.

#2 Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra earned a spot in the Indian Test team as an opener because of his impressive domestic performance in the year 2003. Chopra impressed everyone in his debut game against the New Zealand by scoring 73 runs in the match. He scored two consecutive half centuries in the very next game against a solid Kiwi bowling attacking, accumulating 112 runs in the game. His phenomenal performances earned him a place in the Indian squad for the Australian tour of 2003. However, Chopra could not score against the strong Australian bowling attack, which induced huge criticism against him.

In the year 2004, Chopra played 9 Test innings for India, scoring merely 113 runs at an awful average of 13.

A string of low scores pushed Chopra out of the Indian Test squad and he failed to make a comeback in the side. In his Test career which lasted for 2 years Chopra managed to score only a couple of half centuries.

#1 Ajay Jadeja

Ajay Jadeja was one of the most terrific all rounders to have represented India in limited overs cricket. His ability to score swiftly made him a regular feature in the Indian One-Day side. He made his Test debut for India as an opening batsman in the year 1994, but failed to impress with the bat. Jadeja managed to score four half centuries in 24 Test innings he played for India but couldn't convert any of those to a hundred.

However, in the domestic arena he has twenty centuries against his name.