IPL 2025, April 9 -- Players performing well against their former franchise has been a recurring theme of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt started the trend on the opening night against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Mohammed Siraj, the lead pacer of Gujarat Titans, crushed RCB's homecoming last Wednesday. Siraj's teammates, Jos Buttler and Prasidh Krishna, have the opportunity to hurt their former team, Rajasthan Royals, when both the franchises face each other later tonight.

Jos Buttler did bat as an opener before his association with Rajasthan Royals. He even opened for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2017. However, his transformation into an all-time great T20 opener came during his time ...