On March 31, the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which had been eagerly anticipated, finally began. Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings (GT). Almost 70 games are expected to be played in the league over the course of the next approximately two months.
The return of the home-and-away format in the IPL has also increased fan excitement, which has led to a significant increase in the number of people watching the league in 2023. Both home and away games will be played by each side seven times each. The return of the format will also benefit the batters, and the likelihood of a run-fest has grown in the competition since the hosts will undoubtedly have an advantage over the guests. Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag is currently making predictions for the IPL 2023’s top run scorer when everyone else isn’t. Also, he listed his top choices for the “Orange Cap,” which is given to the player with the most runs scored in a season.
Sehwag adopted the moniker CSK. Gaikwad, Ruturaj KL Rahul was both his second choice and the skipper of the Lucknow Super Giants. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, two of India’s most adored batting players, took the third and fourth slots on Sehwag’s list. The fact that the 44-year-old batsman did not select the top run-scorer from the previous year, though, shocked cricket fans the most. J. Butler Suryakumar Yadav, the top-ranked T20I batsman in the world,
During an interview with Star Sports, Sehwag remarked, “Ruturaj Gaikwad No. 1, KL Rahul No. 2, third you toss, could be Kohli, could be Rohit Sharma.”
Apart for the Indian captain Rohit, Sehwag’s top three picks have all earned Orange Caps at some point in their careers. Rahul and Ruturaj won in 2020 and 2021, while Virat finished first in the 2016 tournament with a record 973 runs.