New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- Former Indian opening batter Murali Vijay humbly recalls his Tamil Nadu debut, calling it his most significant achievement. He felt a sense of accomplishment when he received his cap.

However, his start was rocky, with four ducks in the under-22s, making him doubt his abilities. Vijay even asked selectors to drop him, feeling the professional level was too high for him.

However, later in his career, Vijay became famous for converting starts into huge scores. One of those big scores came in a 462-run opening stand with Abhinav Mukund, which earned him a Test call-up in 2008-09 as a replacement for Gautam Gambhir.

"It's the biggest achievement I've ever had playing for Tamil Nadu. When the cap came to me, that was so...