IPL 2019: Possible openers for each IPL side

#4 Delhi Capitals - Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw

Prithvi Shaw

Delhi Capitals went on to buy a lot of big names at the auction ahead of the IPL 2018. However, the team management failed to make a good opening combination as the likes of Jason Roy, Colin Munro and Gautam Gambhir have struggled a lot lately.

After losing first five games, skipper Gambhir dropped himself from the squad and appointed Shreyas Iyer as their new skipper. Apart from Prithvi Shaw, no one impressed the team management as an opener.

Ahead of IPL 2019, Delhi has retained their core players and drafted in Dhawan from Sunrisers Hyderabad. Dhawan is one of the most successful openers in the history of the league. He has scored over 4000 runs from 142 innings at a decent average of about 35 with a strike-rate of close to 130.

Delhi might go with Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw who could smash any bowling lineup in the world. This pair could help them to clinch the IPL title for the first time.