Shiv Sunder Das

If Indian cricketers can do nothing else, they can throw a spanner in the works with a regularity that would confound the most diabolical of grease monkeys

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His performance with the bat and the confetti of praise that has been showered upon him raises this question: Is Shiv Sundar Das the best opening batsman the country has produced in the post-Gavaskar period

Cricketers from Bombay, Delhi, Hyderabad, Madras and Bangalore dominated the Indian cricket scene for a long time

Indian opening batsman Shiv Sundar Das, who was chosen as the man of the match in the first Test between India and Zimbabwe at Bulawayo for his two innings of 30 and 82 not out has dedicated the award to his parents and coach

Valuable tips from legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar and batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar helped India's new opener Shiv Sundar Das tighten up his batting in the recently concluded Test series against the mighty Australians

Shiv Sunder Das © CricInfo In the face of a chronic scarcity of competent opening batsmen at Test level, Shiv Sunder Das could be just the man to fill the yawning gap at the top of the order