With the new Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) season just a few days away, experts and former cricketers have already started putting out their predictions for the tournament. Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has also joined the bandwagon, stating that he expects defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) to have the most destructive opening pair in the 14th IPL edition. Even if Quinton de Kock gets replaced by Ishan Kishan, it is again a very explosive pair. ALSO READ| ECB to explore use of Covid-19 passports to help fans returnBoth Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan had stellar seasons for Mumbai in IPL 2020. Skipper Sharma, on the other hand, had a quiet IPL 2020 as he only scored just 332 runs in 12 games.

Source: Hindustan Times March 31, 2021 07:22 UTC