Bangalore: Murali Vijay is easily one of the better openers India has produced, one in the classical mould. He generally knows where his off stump is, uses the depth of the crease well, keeps the initial movement of the feet to a minimum but then uses the same with dexterity once the spinners are on. No wonder the current Indian team depends a lot on him and his ability to provide solid starts. He can, as he showed while addressing the media here yesterday. At a time when a lot has been said on the Pune track, Vijay refused to rate the pitch as poor.