Five Positives for team India from the 500th Test Match

#4 Murali Vijay is probably one of the best openers around currently

Vijay scored two half-centuries in the game

There are very few players who are as highly underrated as Murali Vijay. Vijay has scored runs everywhere, from England to West Indies to Australia. He has been one of the most, if not the most, consistent batsmen for India over the past few years.

Solid in defence, equally adept at stroke-making, he is one of the most prolific opening batsmen in the game currently and he proved just that with his two 50-plus (65 & 76) innings in the Kanpur Test.

While the first innings was all about solidifying and laying the foundation for the middle order to take over, in the second innings, after a slow start, he took the game to the Kiwi bowlers, with a flurry of boundaries, unleashing some ferocious sweeps and lofted shots.

His contribution to this young team is immense and team India will be looking forward to more solid innings from their opener in the future.