IPL 2025: IPL 2025 Season-18 is going to start from March 22. The first match will be played between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. This time in IPL, teams of most of the players have changed and five teams are going to play with new captains. RCB and Kolkata are also going to play with new captains. On the other hand, this time the opening pair of many teams looks very dangerous, while the bowlers are also not going to be spared this time.

1. Sunrisers Hyderabad

Last season, Sunrisers Hyderabad got a new opening pair in the form of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head. The pair of these two thrashed the bowlers of every team. While batting in IPL 2024, Abhishek Sharma scored 484 runs. At the same time, Travis Head scored 567 runs with the help of 1 century and 4 half-centuries.

2. Royal Challengers Bangalore

In IPL 2024, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis were seen opening the innings for RCB, but this time Faf is a part of the Delhi Capitals team. At the same time, in IPL 2025, the pair of Virat Kohli and Phil Salt will be seen opening the innings for RCB. Kohli was the Orange Cap winner last season, he scored 741 runs in 15 matches. Apart from this, Phil Salt scored 435 runs in 12 matches while batting as an opener for KKR. In such a situation, now RCB fans will expect a performance like last season from Phil Salt.

3. Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians are also going to take the field with a new opening pair this time. In IPL 2024, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan were seen opening the innings for Mumbai Indians, but this time Ishan Kishan is a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team and is making a splash in the practice match.

Mumbai Indians have bought South African batsman Ryan Rickelton in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Mumbai Indians spent Rs 1 crore in the mega auction for this player. This time Ryan Rickelton will be seen opening the innings with Rohit. Rohit scored 417 runs with 1 century in IPL 2024.