Rating the Indian openers in Tests since Virender Sehwag

#3 Shikhar Dhawan - 6/10

England v India: Specsavers 1st Test - Day Two

Shikhar Dhawan has been India's one of the best openers for the last five years. He made his Test debut back in 2013 against Australia and became India's fastest centurion on debut in this format as he went on to score 187 off just 174 deliveries.

With those aggressive innings against Australia, he had cemented his place in the longest format of the game. He was quick to show his class and established himself as one of the mainstays of Indian batting.

But, the Indian team has dropped him from the Test team as he is struggling to score against the moving balls. So far, he has played 34 games and scored 2315 runs at an average of 40.61. Dhawan, who has smashed 7 centuries to his name, has the best knock of 190 in this format.