Murli Vijay: A Fighter Who Yet To Throw In The Towel

Looks like Murli Vijay hasn't thrown his towel after he was dropped from the Indian Test squad after the first two Test of recently concluded 5-match Test series against England in England.

He was the part of the squad for first three matches but found it difficult to get his place in playing XI after his poor run in first two matches.



Later on, he wasn't picked in the squad and young Prithvi Shaw replaced him for last two matches though he didn't get a match to play.

After he has been dropped from the Test squad, Vijay decided to play in English County Cricket Division One and has signed with defending champion Essex for rest of the season. Though he will get to play only 3 matches for his new Team. And now he is performing as if he was never been out of form.

In the first three innings for Essex, Vijay has scored 56, 100, and 85 and he has looked in great touch so far.



It was surprising to see Murli Vijay struggled to score runs against England knowing that he is one of India's most reliable batsmen in overseas conditions. He was the best batsman for India when they toured England in 2014 with 402 runs in 10 innings.

Even in Australia in 2015, he was the second best batsman after Virat Kohli. His technic in overseas conditions has always impressed Cricket Pundits.

However, in his last two overseas tours of SA & ENG, he didn't look in his best touch. Against South Africa he could score only 102 runs in 6 innings he played. Though the conditions in SA were hell for the batting, his performance was quite below average.



Same can be said against England where he scored only 26 in 4 innings. He registered a pair in The Lords and that cost him his spot in Indian team.

There was a common thing in both South Africa and England. On both occasions, India's captain Virat Kohli was the top scorer in such hell conditions for batting. He batted as if he was playing on different pitches. So Murli Vijay would have been thinking that he wasn't the only batsman who struggled against moving balls. Yes, you still need to perform well but he didn't disappoint and always kept his head high.

The 33-year old stylish opener has been India's important part of the Test team since England tour in 2014. Looking at the India Tour Of Australia 2018-19, he will be a key for India's chances of winning the first ever Test series in Australia.

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