5 New Openers That IPL 2023 Gave To Team India
Published - 04 Jun 2023, 09:45 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
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5 New Openers That IPL 2023 Gave To Team India: IPL 2023 observed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) making an outstanding comeback after winning the title for the 5th time. The MS Dhoni & Co. outplayed Gujarat Titans in the final to grab the trophy. Like every other season, many batters impressed everyone with their batting performances in IPL 2023.
Among batsmen, there were some openers who also impressed with their batting performances. Some teams also allowed new players to open innings for their teams. In this listicle, we take a glance at 5 new openers that IPL 2023 gave to Team India.
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5 New Openers That IPL 2023 Gave To Team India
5. Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal was the most impressive opener who grabbed a lot of limelight in IPL 2023. Jaiswal was part of Rajasthan Royals in the season. The left-handed batsman slammed a century in the season to achieve a rare milestone in IPL.
He also scored the fastest-ever fifty in IPL history off 13 balls in a match against Kolkata Knight Riders. With 625 runs in 14 games, he finished as the highest run-getter for Rajasthan Royals in the season.
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4. Prabhsimran Singh
Prabhsimran Singh was another opener who grabbed eyeballs with his astonishing performance. Prabhsimran Singh played for Punjab Kings in the season. He also shattered a century in the season. In 14 games, the right-handed batter slammed 358 runs at an average of 25.57. At a strike rate of 150+, he shattered 1 century and 1 half-century in the season.
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3. Vivrant Sharma
Vivrant Sharma is another player on this list. Although Vivrant Sharma could only score 69 runs across 3 games in IPL 2023, he slammed a marvelous knock against Mumbai Indias in his first match.
Playing as an opener, the left-handed batsman shattered 69 runs off 47 balls, taking the scoreboard to a mammoth total of 200-5. Although Mumbai Indians managed to win the match, Vivrant Sharma’s knock received a lot of appreciation.
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2. Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma was another SRH player who played as an opener in IPL 2023. The left-handed batsman played 11 games in the season and hit 226 runs. In some games, he batted as an opener while in some games, he played in the middle order. At a strike rate of 143+, Sharma hit 2 half-centuries in the season.
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1. Prerak Mankad
Prerak Mankad was a member of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2023. The team restricted him from playing many games but Mankad managed to impress with his few performances. The right-handed batsman played 5 games in the season.
He scored 93 runs with 2 unbeaten knocks. In one match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he slammed a match-winning knock of unbeaten 64 runs. He held a strike rate of 129+.
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