IPL 2025: This time many teams have changed in the Indian Premier League, so their opening pair will also look changed. Know here whose opening pair looks the most dangerous?
The most dangerous opening pair of IPL 2025!
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IPL 2025 All Teams Opening Pairs: IPL 2025 will start from March 22, a total of 10 teams will participate in the tournament. A total of 74 matches will be played in this event which will last for about 2 months. The names of the captains as well as the squads of all the 10 teams have also been revealed. Big teams like CSK and MI are looking very strong this time as always. At the same time, Delhi Capitals, captained by Akshar Patel, has also prepared a very strong squad this time.
No matter how strong the team combination is, the opening batsmen lay the foundation for a team's victory while batting first or chasing. Know here which team's opening pair looks the strongest in IPL 2025.
Most dangerous opening pair in IPL 2025
1. Chennai Super Kings – Rituraj Gaikwad and Devon Conway
Devon Conway could not play in IPL 2024, but a season before that, in IPL 2023, he along with Rituraj Gaikwad led CSK to the title win. Gaikwad and Conway together scored 1,262 runs in 2023. Both of them averaged more than 50. This deadly pair can once again be seen opening for CSK.
2. Sunrisers Hyderabad - Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma
Who can forget those stormy innings of IPL 2024, when Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma together thrashed the opposing bowlers. Last season, on the strength of this pair, SRH made the 2 highest scores in IPL history.
3. Royal Challengers Bangalore - Virat Kohli and Phil Salt
Virat Kohli won the Orange Cap of IPL 2024 by scoring 741 runs. Now he can get the support of England's dashing opener Phil Salt in RCB. Virat's IPL figures have been amazing, while from the other end, Salt can thrash the bowlers this time while maintaining the strike rate of 182 in IPL 2024.
4. Gujarat Titans - Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler
2 international stars know how to read bowlers very well. Gill's name is among the four selected players who have scored more than 800 runs in a season of IPL. If Jos Buttler opens with him and both the players are in form, then it would not be wrong to call Gujarat Giants a big contender for the final in IPL 2025.
5. Mumbai Indians - Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton/Will Jacks
Mumbai Indians have the experience of Rohit Sharma in opening. In the recent past, South African player Ryan Rickelton has been reaching new heights in white ball cricket. Apart from Rickelton, Will Jacks can also be a better option for opening batting. He scored 230 runs at a strike rate of 175 while playing for RCB in IPL 2024.
6. Kolkata Knight Riders - Ajinkya Rahane/Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane can take the responsibility of opening along with South African explosive batsman Quinton de Kock. But Sunil Narine can also prove to be a better option for opening, who has been regularly giving a stormy start to the team.
7. Rajasthan Royals – Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal
Captain Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal can be called the strongest link of the Rajasthan Royals team. Last season, both of them together scored 966 runs, both are in good form and have a lot of experience of opening.
8. Delhi Capitals - Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser McGurk
Australia's young and dashing player Jake Fraser McGurk wreaked havoc last season. He scored 330 runs in IPL last year at a strike rate of 234. Along with him, Faf du Plessis' experience and his aggressive batting can prove to be a trump card for Delhi.
9. Lucknow Super Giants - Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh
LSG's squad has strong batsmen like Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant and David Miller. But the question is who will open? Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh are being seen as the team's potential opening pair. LSG also seems to be weak in terms of opening because Markram and Marsh usually bat at number three or lower.
10. Punjab Kings – Josh English and Prabhsimran Singh
Josh English is currently coming after playing a brilliant innings of 120 runs against England in the Champions Trophy 2025. Prabhsimran Singh has also been associated with Punjab Kings for a long time. But the T20 statistics of both are not very good, while English's lack of experience in T20 matches can be detrimental for Punjab.
