IPL 2025: Predicted opening pairs for all teams after the mega auction

Updated At: 2024/12/02

The Indian Premier League is in the news again because of the recently held mega auctions. IPL mega auctions took place in Jeddah and all the franchises took part in it and spent a massive 639.15 crore Rupees to buy a total of 182 players from the draft.

The upcoming season is expected to have multiple changes in every squad. Some of the big names went unsold but some unknown names received a huge amount of contracts and IPL 2025 can make or break their career. Check out the betting odds on the best betting sites in India for the respective teams.

Rishabh Pant became the costliest player in the history of IPL with a price tag of INR 27 Crore. Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer followed him with a price tag of INR 26.75 Crore and INR 23.75 Crore respectively.

All 10 teams have their players squad intact and now the time has come to finalize the playing XI for the upcoming season of the league. In this article, we have collected the list of players who will be the best possible opening pairs from all the teams. These opening pairs will be in the spotlight during the IPL 2025 tournament.

Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL Career Stats
Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Sunil Narine	177	1534	17	165.8
Quinton de Kock	107	3157	31.26	134.23

Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL Career Stats
Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Abhishek Sharma	63	1377	25.5	155.2
Travis Head	25	772	36.76	173.87

Rajasthan Royals

IPL Career Stats
Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Yashaswi Jaiswal	53	1607	32.1	150.6
Sanju Samson	167	4419	30.69	138.96

Royal Challengers Bangalore

IPL Career Stats
Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Virat Kohli	252	8004	38.67	131.97
Philip Salt	21	653	34.37	175.54

Mumbai Indians

IPL Career Stats
Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Rohit Sharma	257	6628	29.72	131.14
Ryan Rickelton	NA	NA	NA	NA

Chennai Super Kings

IPL Career Stats
Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Ruturaj Gaikwad	66	2380	41.8	136.9
Devon Conway	23	924	48.63	141.28

Punjab Kings

IPL Career Stats
Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Prabhsimran Singh	34	756	22.2	146.2
Josh Inglis	NA	NA	NA	NA

Delhi Capitals

IPL Career Stats
Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
KL Rahul	132	4683	45.47	134.61
Jake Fraser-McGurk	9	330	36.67	234.04

Lucknow Supergiants

IPL Career Stats
Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Aiden Markram	44	995	30.15	129.73
Mitchell Marsh	42	666	19.59	127.83

Gujarat Titans

IPL Career Stats
Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Shubman Gill	103	3216	37.84	135.70
Jos Buttler	107	3582	38.11	147.53