5. Vinoo Mankad – Best Opener in Test Cricket
Vinoo Mankad one of the greatest opening batsmen for India in test matches. He made his test debut against England in 1946. He holds the record for the most runs for an opening partnership of scoring 413 runs with Pankaj Roy before being broken by South Africa pair of 415 runs. He played 44 test matches for India and scored 2109 runs with the highest score of 231. His last test match was in 1959 . He was slow left arm bowler too who was brilliant with his flight and guile.
