#2 Vijay Merchant

The Maharashtrian batting prodigy, Vijay Merchant, happened to be India's best Test batsmen in the history, especially in foreign conditions. He began his Test career as a middle-order batsman but shortly assumed the role of an opener and played at that position till the end of his career.
Vijay Merchant was the first Indian to hit a Test century in England. He played 6 Test matches for India in England and scored 527 runs at an astonishing average of 47.90 which also includes two half-centuries and two centuries with the highest score being 128. Also, his Test centuries in England never resulted in a defeat for India in England.
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