India's Top 5 Test Match Openers of All Time 

#2 Virender Sehwag : (2001-2013)

Matches: 104, Runs: 8586, Highest Score: 319, Average: 49.43, Centuries: 23

Virender Sehwag is one of the best openers, in the history of Test cricket. He began his career as a middle order batsman in 2001 against South Africa. However his captain, Sourav Ganguly, made him a Test opener.

After becoming an opener by chance, Virender Sehwag went on to redefine the role of a Test opener. He showed the world that an opener can hit the opposition bowlers from the very first ball and still be immensely successful. His style of play and match-winning ability was unparalleled. He was truly a once-in-a-generation cricketer.