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Three-time Andhra Orange Cap winner Ashwin Hebbar highlights struggle for domestic openers in IPL

In the hyper-competitive landscape of Indian domestic cricket, the journey from consistency to an established Indian Premier League (IPL) career is a gruelling trial of endurance. For elite top-order batters, the path is blocked by a formidable bottleneck as every franchise anchors its powerplay with established international superstars, which leaveslittle room for unproven domestic openers.