Not Virat Kohli And Faf Du Plessis - Sunil Gavaskar Picks Best Opening Pair In IPL Right Now

09.02.2024 - 16:42 sports.ndtv.com

Legendary Indian cricket team batter Sunil Gavaskar believes that the Chennai Super Kings duo of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway are the best opening pair in the Indian Premier League (IPL) right now.

Gavaskar was all praise for the two batters who played a massive role in guiding CSK to their record-equalling fifth title and placed them above the high-profile Royal Challengers Bangalore opening pair of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli.

In a recent interaction, Gavaskar was all praise for Conway and Ruturaj with a special emphasis on how they eased the pressure on CSK's No.4 and No.

5 batters. "That's been their advantage over the years. All these years, they have always had batters at the top who can take the attack to the opposition from the first ball itself and then they have got the finishers as well," Gavaskar said on Star Sports. "I feel their left and right-handed opening combination of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway is probably the best opening pair in the IPL because they always gave good starts last year.

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