IPL: 5 bowlers capable of opening the innings for their teams

2. Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders

Cricket fans from all over the world are very familiar with Narine’s heroics with the bat. He has evolved leaps and bounds with his bowling and even after all these years, there is some mystery surrounding his bowling. To add to these woes of the opposition, Narine has begun to fire with the bat as well. Narine was first tested as the opener in the Big Bash League in the Renegades team where Aaron Finch sent him as the opener for a few games.

That move turned out miracles as Gautam Gambhir at Kolkata Knight Riders stuck with the plan and used him as an opener for most of 2017. Narine plays with absolute freedom at the top in the powerplay without the fielding restrictions. Once the ball lands into his arc, he sends them into the orbits. He is absolutely brutal against the spinners but only struggles when quicks bowl short deliveries to him. Since he has got no real responsibility at the top, he can tend to be absolutely destructive.