A strong opening pair is crucial for any T20 team. Ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, teams like Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained at least one of their openers from the 2024 season. You will be interested to know who will open alongside Virat Kohli and who will partner with Rohit Sharma in the MI lineup.
Likely Opening pair in IPL 2025
CSK is set to stick with its reliable opening duo of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway for the IPL 2025 season.
RCB star Virat Kohli will have a new opening partner, as he is expected to open alongside England’s Phil Salt in IPL 2025.
MI will feature a fresh opening pair, with Rohit Sharma partnering Will Jacks at the top.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s explosive pair, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, who dominated bowlers and led their team to the IPL 2024 final, will continue as openers as they aim for the title in IPL 2025.
| Team | Opening pair |
|---|---|
| RCB | Virat Kohli and Phil Salt |
| CSK | Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway |
| PBKS | Prabhsimran Singh and Josh Inglis |
| MI | Rohit Sharma and Will Jacks |
| SRH | Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma |
| KKR | Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock |
| GT | Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler |
| LSG | Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh |
| DC | KL Rahul and Jake Fraser-McGurk |
| RR | Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson |
