IPL 2019: Possible openers for each IPL side

#7 Royal Challengers Bangalore - Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel

They had three proven openers in Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock and Manan Vohra but did not get the desired results last year. In a revamp process, they released all three of them from the squad.

During the IPL Auction 2019, RCB bought Devdutt Padikel and South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen who can open the innings for their team. But, if Bangalore decides not to play Heinrich Klaasen, Parthiv Patel will be their wicket-keeper.

There is also the possibility that Kohli might continue his job as an opener for his franchise. The RCB skipper has created numerous records in the IPL as he has scored close to 2000 runs from just 48 innings at an average of 53.44, which included four centuries.

On the other hand, Parthiv Patel has a good experience of playing in the IPL. He will look to provide fierce starts to his team in the forthcoming season.