In the ongoing IPL 2026, most of the teams have managed to perform well because of their openers, and they have their biggest strength. Teams like the Gujarat Titans, the Punjab Kings, the Delhi Capitals, and the Sunrisers Hyderabad have been heavily dependent on their openers this season.
He first backed KL Rahul over Prabhsimran Singh, who has so far scored 364 runs at an impressive average of 45.50 and a strike rate of 172.51 in 10 matches for Punjab Kings (PBKS).
He continued choosing Rahul against several top batters this season, and the reason is his consistent and aggressive batting for the Delhi Capitals this season. Rahul has managed 468 runs in 11 matches with the highest score of 152* at an impressive strike rate of 180.00.
KL Rahul picked over several big names by Ravichandran Ashwin
Rahul also defeated Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has scored 312 runs for Chennai Super Kings, along with Ryan Rickelton, who has been sensational with 382 runs at a strike rate above 188 for the Mumbai Indians. Ashwin further backed Rahul over Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal as well.
But when Sanju Samson entered the comparison, Ashwin suddenly switched his choice and picked the Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter over Rahul. Samson has been brilliant this season for CSK, scoring 430 runs at a strike rate close to 170, including an unbeaten 115-run knock.
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Ravichandran Ashwin ignores Virat Kohli and Travis Head to pick Abhishek Sharma as the best IPL 2026 opener
Ashwin even picked Abhishek over Virat Kohli, who has so far scored 379 runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) this season at a strike rate above 163. The veteran spinner also rated Abhishek ahead of dangerous openers like Priyansh Arya and Travis Head.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad opener has been in unbelievable form in the ongoing IPL 2026. Abhishek has already scored 475 runs at a stunning strike rate of 210.17 and even smashed two 130-plus scores, becoming the first batter in IPL history to achieve that record in one season.
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