IPL 2023: Ranking top 10 opening pairs
In the T20 extravaganza played for 60 days, some-opening pairs justified their role in their teams while a few failed to be upto the mark.
9. Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal (SRH) - {4/10}
In the 2023 IPL season, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) handed the opening mantle to Mayank Agarwal. For the former Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain, the 2023 season was crucial as he had struggled to score runs for PBKS in the 2022 season. Despite his dismal performance for Punjab in the fifteenth IPL edition, SRH didn’t hesitate to spend INR 8.25 crore in the right-handed opener at the 2023 IPL auction.
However, nothing much changed for Agarwal in 2023 as he lacked confidence against bowlers and failed to provide ideal starts to Sunrisers. The veteran appeared in 10 matches and scored only 270 runs at a disheartening strike rate of 128.57. Along with him, Harry Brook also didn’t perform upto the expectations.
Watching the young England batter struggle in the first two matches, the SRH team management tasked him to support the side as an opening batter with Agarwal, but the 24-year-old couldn’t do justice with his new role. Playing 11 matches played in the competition, the young batter scored only 190 runs at an underwhelming strike rate of 123.37.
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