3 possible opening pairs for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025

Rachin Ravindra & Ruturaj Gaikwad. (Source:IPL)

The Indian Premier League (IPL) witnesses teams putting in their all to try to get their hands on the title. One of the most successful franchises in the tournament is the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) who have made some interesting buys in the 2025 mega auction for the upcoming tournament.

The opening pairs play a huge role in the team and there are a lot of players within the yellow brigade who can play this role. It is time to discuss which two batters the team would pick going into the tournament. The five-time champions will have a tough decision to make to find the perfect combination with the amount of talent they have within their team. CSK will be looking to come back to their usual ways from the heart-breaking exit the last season where they finished fifth and failed to make it to the playoffs.

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Here are the top three probable opening pairs the Chennai Super Kings could go for in the upcoming tournament:

3. Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway

This would be highly unlikely since both the batters are left-handers but something that goes in their favour is both of them are not only Kiwi teammates but have experience of opening the batting for their national team too. Both Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway are stars for New Zealand in international cricket which might tempt the management to start the batting lineup with these two players.

Rachin Ravindra might not have the best stats in the T20 format but will be confident after emerging as the player of the tournament in the Champions Trophy. Conway being his senior and teammate can also guide him to find his feet in the format.

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2. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra 

This might be a decision that the management can make where Ruturaj Gaikwad can continue to lead from the front as the CSK captain and Ravindra can continue his great form after the Champions Trophy right at the top. This will also be a left-hand right-hand combination which will also feature two in-form players who are set to be the next stars in the game.

This will also be a great opportunity for Ravindra who could not give the expected performance last season where he only scored 222 runs from the 10 games he played. Gaikwad though was a star performer for the team last year but will want to make more important contributions and lead the side to another IPL title.

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1. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway

This opening stand played a huge role for the Yellow Brigade in winning the title in 2023, and the franchise will most likely back this Indo-Kiwi pair in the upcoming tournament as well. Both Devon Conway and Ruturaj combined together to score 1262 runs where Ruturaj contributed 590 runs and Conway contributed 672 runs for CSK in 2023.

Conway had missed the last season due to an injury and though he was not retained by the franchise seeing the franchise still bid for him and eventually buy him for INR 6.25 crore in the auction might lead to the management sticking with this opening pair which has been successful in the past. Conway would also want to make an impact in the tournament after his terrible run in the Champions Trophy.

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