VIRENDER SEHWAG
8586 runs in 104 Tests, 8273 runs in 251 ODIs, 394 runs in 19 T20Is with a total of 38 centuries
Virender Sehwag was a trailblazer of a kind when it came to his aggressive way of opening the innings, in Test cricket. A player with some faults in technique which was made up for by immense confidence and inhumane hand-eye coordination, Sehwag terrorized bowlers since 1999-2012 everywhere in the world.
Sehwag was the second batsman to hit a double century in ODIs and the first from India to hit a Test triple century. In fact, he is only one of the four batsmen in Test cricket to hit two triple hundreds. He was part of India’s T20 World Cup-winning team in 2007 and the 2011 World Cup-winning team as well.
He is a true great of the game when it came to hammering bowlers to all corners of the ground.
ROHIT SHARMA
2615 runs in 38 Tests, 9205 runs in 227 ODIs, 2864 runs in 111 T20Is with 3 double tons in ODIs
Rohit Sharma is the next best thing closest to Virender Sehwag when it comes to dominating the opposition bowlers. He might start off slowly, but has the knack for making huge scores in all three formats when he gets in.
He has 3 double-hundreds in ODIs, a record four centuries in T20Is, and a century in both innings of a Test for India. He also has a record five centuries in a single edition of the 50-over World Cup as well. Rohit Sharma just hit another gear when he started opening in 2013 and has become one of the most dangerous batsmen in all formats in international cricket.
VIRAT KOHLI
7490 runs in 91 Tests, 12169 runs in 254 Tests, 3159 runs in 90 T20Is with a total of 70 centuries
Virat Kohli is now to Indian cricket, what Sachin Tendulkar was for them in the 1990s, the pillar around whom the Indian batting revolves. He made his India debut in 2008 and now has 70 international centuries.
He is the only active batsman to average over 50 in all three formats of the game in international cricket, is the highest all-time run-getter at the moment in T20Is, and is the most successful captain India has ever had.
Virat Kohli not only walks into any Indian XI in any of the three formats but any XI of any team anywhere in the world.
