Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh the best opening pair in India team

Opening pair is the most important part for a team. Opening pair can change the match result with the bat. So, every team gives more importance in their opening pair. India team had lack in their opening pair. This lack suffered them so much. They had to wait long time for a good opening pair. Many coaches of Indian team did lot of experience for India’s opening pair. After Sachin and Sourav, no one could make a big opening partnership.

At last India got a dependable opening pair. They are Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik. Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik is one of the famous and popular opening pairs now in India team. These two players played together in opening pair more than two years. But this opening pair has been discussed for some tourist match against Bangladesh and England in Test match. Depending their opening batting, India could make a big score chasing a small target against England in their second Test match at Trent Bridge where they had defeated England by seven-wicket.

In Bangladesh tour, this pair played a defensive play. What’s the secret reason of this pair to play well in opening partnership?

Dinesh Karthik told, “We are good friends. We know each other's personality, which helps. We both have been through ups and downs in our careers. We played for India and then we got dropped. We both made our comebacks and we understand each other's game.”

Is it the secret to play well in opening pair?

Hindustan Times reported: “Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik offer a sharp contrast in terms of their personality and their approach to batting. There is a certain calmness and grace about Jaffer while Karthik is full of energy and enterprise.

And yet, when they come together at the crease, opening the innings for India, their flair and flamboyance serves the team well.”

Undoubtedly, opening pair is the most important for all team. If opening pair fails to make a big score then it creates pressure to middle order batsmen. Most of the time, they also can’t take this pressure. Then the team goes to the way of defeat.