The Indian Premier League 2025 kicked things off on 22 March with the inaugural game between RCB and KKR, concluding with RCB winning the match. The Sunrisers played their first match against the Rajasthan Royals where young Ishan Kishan smashed the first century of this season. Talking to Crick Fantasy Boss, Ishan Kishan mentioned his top five openers in IPL where he chose Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, and Rohit Sharma, and in the emerging young players, he mentioned Shubman Gill, and Abhishek Sharma as his picks as the best openers in IPL, it was surprising to see that Virat Kohli does not find its place in the list.
Ishan Kishan ignored Virat Kohli in the list of top 5 openers in IPL…!!😹😭
– Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are there in the list…!!
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Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag gained recognition throughout his career because of his strong-willed batting technique. During his IPL career Virender Sehwag represented both the Delhi Daredevils (current name: Delhi Capitals) and Kings XI Punjab (now known as Punjab Kings). Virender Sehwag achieved 2,728 runs through 104 matches with a 27.55 average and a strike rate of 155.44.
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Sachin Tendulkar
Legends of the Cricket world Sachin Tendulkar chose Mumbai Indians for playing in the Indian Premier League. Virender Sehwag finished his IPL career with 2,334 runs at 34.83 average and 119.81 strike rate over 78 matches. The total IPL career of Sachin Tendulkar consisted of 100 not out as his high score and 13 half-centuries alongside one century. As part of Mumbai Indians he played a decisive role which led to their multiple successes during his active period as a player.
Rohit Sharma
Through his IPL career Rohit Sharma has served as a key member of Mumbai Indians. His six IPL championship victories consist of a Deccan Chargers win and five Mumbai Indians wins which have made him one of two captains who achieved the most successful record in the league. Rohit stands among the top IPL players who has scored more than 6,000 runs in tournament history. His career-best IPL hundred amounted to 109* runs against Kolkata Knight Riders during the 2012 IPL season. The IPL titles firmly rested on Mumbai Indians’ trophy cabinet during every year from 2013 to 2015 and 2017 to 2020 under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy.
Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill demonstrates steady IPL performance because of his role as an opening batsman. Shubman Gill has appeared in 103 IPL matches reaching a batting total of 3,216 runs through his 37.84 average and 135.70 strike rate. Gill has scored 20 half-centuries alongside 4 hundred runs and achieved his best score of 129 in his career. The Gujarat franchise bought his contract for ₹16.50 crore during the 2025 IPL Auction.
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Abhishek Sharma
The all-rounder Abhishek Sharma brings left-arm orthodox spin to the field and bats as a left-hander at the IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad selected him in their IPL team roster. His statistics in the IPL are developing yet he has revealed his potential through various accomplished batting displays.
