IPL 2014: The openers - Sumptuous starters

The IPL is packed with performers to the hilt - thespians who provide the most nerve racking of entertainment to lovers of the game with a penchant for the most dramatic of action. Well begun is half done. Indeed, a roller coaster of a start ensures smooth sailing for the sailors down the order. The openers set the tone of a match, providing sumptuous starters for gourmets of T20 prior to goading in on a feast.Sedateness at the top, more often than not creates frowns on the faces of the fans and innumerable sigs in the stands, as the audience braces itself for a dismal ninety minutes. Whereas, a blitzkrieg atop, a brutal pulverisation of the bowlers by the openers drives the audience to a frenzy, delirious with swoons of joy. Here we take a look at the most power packed of opening pairs i.e. possible opening pairs, duos which can provide people their moneys worth of entertainment, right from the word go.

#1 Aaron Finch and David Warner:

I will put this down as ‘the pair to watch out for’ in this year’s IPL. Well, Shikhar Dhawan is a possibility for the opener’s spot, but the Aussie pair has the potential to wreak havoc and create mayhem under any conditions.

Finch is among the cleanest hitters of the cherry in any format and Warner is in the form of his life at the moment. Warner is a surety for the opener’s spot and going with Finch instead of Dhawan would keep the right left combination intact. The Sunrisers’ bosses have made some brilliant decisions in this year’s auction and bagging the destructive Aussie duo is certainly one among them.