Not Virat Kohli And Faf Du Plessis! Sunil Gavaskar Picks Best Opening Pair In IPL Right Now | Cricket News

Legendary Indian cricket workforce batter Sunil Gavaskar believes that the Chennai Super Kings duo of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway are the very best opening pair within the Indian Premier League (IPL) proper now. Gavaskar was all reward for the 2 batters who performed an enormous position in guiding CSK to their record-equalling fifth title and positioned them above the high-profile Royal Challengers Bangalore opening pair of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli. In a latest interplay, Gavaskar was all reward for Conway and Ruturaj with a particular emphasis on how they eased the stress 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 mentioned 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. So the pressure was slightly eased on the players who used to come at No. 4 and No. 5,” the legendary Indian batter added.

Gavaskar was very impressed with Chennai Super Kings’ actions within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and he made an enormous prediction concerning the MS Dhoni-led facet. Gavaskar mentioned that CSK lacked a bit in bowling throughout the IPL 2023 however their additions have made them stronger in that division. 

“If you see the purchases they did at the auction table, the aspects they had to strengthen, it seemed like they lacked a little in bowling last year and in batting also they had to strengthen the middle order slightly after Ambati Rayudu’s retirement, they have done all that. They have a good mix of youth and experience,” Gavaskar mentioned on Star Sports.

“So, I feel CSK will definitely come in the top four as always. You cannot say any team ‘definitely yes’ as favourites. However, the way the Chennai Super Kings have performed for so many years, they have qualified in 12 of the 16 editions. So it’s likely to happen for the 13th time,” he added.