4 IPL Batsmen who have been so impressive as opener  

#Jos butler

In IPL 2017, Mumbai Indians gave Buttler an opportunity to open the innings and he performed well as an opening batsman scoring 272 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 153.67. In the IPL auction 2018, Rajasthan Royals seized Buttler for 4.4 crores after a furious bidding war with MI.

In IPL 2018, Jos Buttler struggled to score runs in the middle and was asked to open the innings for RR after playing 7 matches. In the first match as the opener against Delhi Daredevils on May 2, 2018, Buttler blasted a brilliant half-century and scored 67 runs in 26 balls.

Jos Buttler has scored 509 runs in 12 matches at a stunning strike rate of 153.77 and at an average of 56.55 in the IPL 2018 so far.