Top 10 Highest Opening Partnerships in IPL History

Producer: Peuli Bakshi

KL Rahul-Quinton de Kock

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David Warner-Jonny Bairstow

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Chris Lynn-Gautam Gambhir

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KL Rahul-Mayank Agarwal

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Ruturaj Gaikwad-Devon Conway

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Shane Watson-Faf du Plessis

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Devdutt Padikkal-Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli-Faf du Plessis

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Chris Gayle-T Dilshan

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Sachin Tendulkar-Dwayne Smith

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