IPL 2021: Predicting opening pairs of all 8 teams ahead of the season
Many teams will be looking to make tactical changes in their batting line up with the availability of new additions to the squad.
6. MI: Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock
Mumbai Indians are the most successful team in the IPL history and they are coming to this season with two consecutive titles. They will be hoping to make it 3 in 3 this year. Mumbai has been opening with captain Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock for the last two years. This season too, it does not seem likely that Mumbai would tweak their winning combination.
Both these two are one of the most successful opening pairs of the cash-rich league. Quinton de Kock has scored over 1000 runs in the league at an impressive strike rate of 136.50. He has hit 8 half-centuries so far with the highest score being 81 runs.
Rohit has earlier batted at number 4 too for the team but has been in the opener’s role since 2019. He has scored 4333 runs in the IPL while playing for Mumbai Indians. This includes 1 hundred and 32 half-centuries.
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