India, May 13 -- In T20 cricket, the importance of an in-form opening pair can't be overemphasised. It is where matches are being won and lost in IPL 2026. Teams with batters firing at the top have dominated. Six of the top seven run-getters in IPL are openers.

The focus is mainly on their strike-rates. It's the reason for the buzz around Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. He sits in the sixth place with 440 runs. With a strike-rate of 236.55, the 15-year-old has caught the imagination of the cricket world with the fearless brand of cricket he plays.

Amid all the hype surrounding the teenage talent, there are some other deserving performances that have virtually gone unnoticed.

Like the Gujarat Titans pair of Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill. Their b...