Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels the Chennai Super Kings have the best opening pair in the Indian Premier League 2024 season. The defending champions will likely continue with their opening pair of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway in the upcoming season.
Devon Conway was the leading run-scorer for the Chennai Super Kings last season. He smashed 672 runs at an average of 51.69 and a strike rate of 139.70, slamming six fifties. Meanwhile, his opening partner was second on the list with 590 runs at an average of 42.14 and a strike rate of 147.50. Speaking to Star Sports, Sunil Gavaskar spoke about the opening duo. He said,
“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. 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.”
Batting is the least of their worries: Sunil Gavaskar
Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar further added that the Chennai Super Kings batting line-up has good depth which will be key in run chases. He expressed that batting is the least of their worries ahead of the 2024 Indian Premier League season. Sunil Gavaskar said,
“You always think about scoring runs in T20 cricket but chasing is also important. For chasing, you need to have a lineup where someone can come at No. 7 as well and hit big sixes.”
“You have got an MS Dhoni and now they have got somebody like a Shivam Dube batting at No. 3 or No. 4. He is a long hitter, and then Jadeja, look at the way he finished the finals. Deepak Chahar can also play the big shots. So clearly their batting is the least of their worries,” he added.
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