IPL 2020: Rating opening combination of all the 8 teams
The opening pair is the one that sets the tone more often than not. Most teams have destructive openers for the upcoming season.
3. Rajasthan Royals (RR) – 8.5/10
Rajasthan Royals (RR) seem to have some firepower at the top. They have the X-factor in Jos Buttler at the top of the order. The move to make him open the batting a couple of seasons back worked wonders and they haven’t looked back. The England wicket-keeper batsman has become their most consistent player.
The champions from the inaugural edition have a few other options to accompany him at the top. The exciting young Under-19 star Yashasvi Jaiswal could be the one walking out to bat with Buttler. It may even be the experience of Robin Uthappa.
If the former happens and Uthappa bats at three, it leaves Steve Smith at 4 and Ben Stokes at 5 which seems one position low for both of them. But Jaiswal is an exciting prospect and deserves a chance. Hence, the Rajasthan Royals will have some thinking to do. Buttler is their firepower with either Uthappa or Jaiswal accompanying him.
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