Murali Vijay

M Vijay approaches his 50th Test having played important innings for the side all over the world, yet he has not quite dominated a series like his peers in the India team

Leading up to the tenth IPL, a look at the ten most successful batting pairs in the tournament's history

India's slip cordon has seen a number of combinations in the last couple of years but they have not settled on one yet even as more catches are being dropped by close-in fielders in Tests

They are old-fashioned Test batsmen with a contrasting approach, but the sight of the two doing well together in a partnership is the sign that the India Test team is doing well

Cheteshwar Pujara contributed with 83 and broke the record for most runs in an Indian first-class season

M Vijay has been named in Tamil Nadu's squad for their remaining matches in the south zone leg of the inter-state T20 tournament

Just about everything came up roses for India in 2016

R Ashwin and M Vijay are suffering from a sports hernia and a shoulder injury respectively, and have been ruled out of Tamil Nadu's Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash against Karnataka

Two local boys will be savouring a Test in Chennai for the first time since 2013, though it comes against the backdrop of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Vardah

M Vijay acknowledged his failings against the short ball and said his gameplan was to back his core game after striking his eighth Test century on the third day of the Mumbai Test against England

India's captain batted through the third day to remain 147 not out to carve out a 51-run advantage over England on a turning pitch in Mumbai

India's opener, Murali Vijay, anchored his side's reply to England's first-innings total of 400, by adding a 169-ball 70 on the second day of the fourth Test in Mumbai on Friday.

The duel between Adil Rashid and M Vijay was set up to be a tantalising one - but one blow for six tipped things India's way

The duo put on their seventh century stand in Test cricket as the hosts finished the second day 254 runs behind in the Mumbai Test

Two of India's Test-match specialists showed the importance of their old-school methods to haul their side into contention at Rajkot

India's opener, Murali Vijay, joined forces with Cheteshwar Pujara to score his sixth Test ton, on the third day, of the first Test against England being played in Rajkot on Friday.

Under Virat Kohli, India have tended to go for quick-scoring batsmen at the expense of solid players. Is it an error in judgement or a larger sign of flexible thinking and practices?

By leaving out M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara, India have compromised the solidity of their top order and perhaps affected the mindset of the omitted batsmen

M Vijay missed the second Test but is back to full fitness after his injury replacement KL Rahul scored 158 in Jamaica. Will Vijay come back into the XI at the expense of Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara... or not at all?