IPL 2019: Best possible opening pairs in each team

#6 Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli

Underrated pair in the team's history

Over the years, RCB have been known for their destructive opening pairs. The pairs like Brendon McCullum, and Quinton De Kock, Chris Gayle, and Virat Kohli have sent chills down the spine of the opposition bowlers. While the world's best batsman will still be opening the batting for the men in red, it is his partner that makes this opening combination look weak on the paper.

But with the middle order consisting of players such as Shimron Hetmyer and Ab De Villiers, a solid show from Parthiv in the powerplay can give Royal Challengers Bangalore the start they are looking for.

Also, RCB will be looking at Virat Kohli to repeat the antics from 2016, where notched up 4-centuries in the single-season and scored a whopping 973 runs.

RCB need their opening combination to be successful in order to win their maiden IPL title.