Openers role made the difference

The past year of my cricketing career has seen a change. I got an opportunity to open the innings and I took maximum advantage of it and was able to make a difference to the team and to my career.

The 32-year-old right-handed batsman has had a mediocre career while batting mostly at No 6 in one-day internationals and Twenty20 games until he was promoted to opener last year. His average in Twenty20 games went from 18.80 runs in six matches as a No 6 to an impressive 54 in eight matches as an opener. His strike rate is 142 runs per 100 balls.