India, Oct. 13 -- A day after the legendary Viv Richards praised Virender Sehwag for his contributions in Test cricket, the former India opener reciprocated the respect to the Windies giant. Richards and Sehwag mirrored each other's attacking batting styles, but Viru carved out a career in demolishing bowling attacks in Test cricket. There's a reason why Sehwag is considered one of India's greatest openers, alongside Sunil Gavaskar. His swashbuckling batting against the moving red ball from opponents against Australia, South Africa and Pakistan made him a force to reckon with. The void left by Sehwag is being felt even today, as barring Yashasvi Jaiswal, no one has quite been able to cement that spot since his retirement in 2014.

Hence, ...