IPL 2025 Best Opening Pairs Ranked Worst Best CSK RCB Mi KKR SRH VIRAT Kohli Rohli Rohit Sharma Ruturaj Gaikwad Yashasvi Jaiswal

IPL 2025 All Teams Opening Pairs: IPL 2025 will begin with March 22, a total of 10 teams will participate in the tournament. A total of 74 matches will be played in this event lasting about 2 months. The name of the captain has also been revealed from the squad of all the 10 teams. The legendary teams like CSK and Mi are looking very strong this time as usual. At the same time, Delhi Capitals captained by Akshar Patel have also prepared a very strong squad this time.

Why the combination of the team should not be strong for anyone, but while batting or chasing first, the opening batsmen lay the foundation of a team’s victory. Know here which team’s opening pair in IPL 2025 looks strongest.

The most dangerous opening pair in IPL 2025

1. Chennai Super Kings – Rituraj Gaikwad and Devon Conway

Devon Conway did not play in IPL 2024, but in the IPL 2023, he took CSK to the title victory in IPL 2023. Gaikwad and Conway scored 1,262 runs in 2023. The average of both of them was more than 50. This deadly pair can once again be seen opening for CSK.

2. Sanrajers Hyderabad – Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma

Who can forget those stormy innings of IPL 2024, when Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma together made a ghost of the opposing bowlers. Last season, on the basis of this pair, SRH had scored 2 biggest scores in IPL history.

3. Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli and Phil Salat

Virat Kohli won the Orange Cap of IPL 2024 by scoring 741 runs. Now he can get the support of England’s Dhakad opener Phil Salat in RCB. Virat’s IPL figures have been amazing, while from the other end, you can beat the bowlers a lot by retaining the strike rate of 182 of Salt 2024 from the other end.

4. Gujarat Titans – Shubman Gill and Jose Butler

2 International stars know very well to read the gahedbaz. Gill’s name is among the four select players who have scored more than 800 runs in a season of IPL. If Jose Butler is opening with him and both players are in form, 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 Ricelton/Will Jacks

Mumbai Indians have Rohit Sharma’s experience in the opening. In the recent past, South African player Ryan Ricelton is touching a new place in white ball cricket. Apart from Ricelton, Will Jacks can also have a better option for salute 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 Naren and Quinton de Kock

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane, South African explosive batsman can handle the opening with Quinton de Kock. But Sunil Naren can also prove to be a better option for opening, which has been working to give the team a regular stormy start.

7. Rajasthan Royals – Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal

Captain Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal can be called the strongest link of Rajasthan Royals team. Last season, both of them scored 966 runs together, both have good form and there is a lot of experience of opening.

8. Delhi Capitals – Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser McGark

Australia’s young and rich player Jake Fraser McGark caused havoc last season. He scored 330 runs in the IPL last year playing at a strong strike rate of 234. At the same time, the experience of Faf du Plessis with him and his aggressive batting can prove to be a trump card for Delhi.

9. Lucknow Super Giants – Aidan Markram and Mitchell Marsh

LSG’s squad has batsmen like Nicholas Puran, Rishabh Pant and David Miller. But the question is, who will open? Aden Markram and Mitchell Marsh are being seen as a possible opening pair of the team. In terms of opening, LSG also seems weak because Markram and Marsh usually bat at three or lower order.

10. Punjab Kings – Josh English and Prabhasimran Singh

Josh English is currently playing a brilliant innings of 120 runs against England in the Champions Trophy 2025. At the same time, Prabhasimran Singh has also been associated with Punjab Kings for a long time. But the T20 figures of both are not very good, while the lack of experience in English T20 matches can be harmful for Punjab.

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