IPL 2017: Top 8 domestic players who can be game changers

Kings XI Punjab: Manan Vohra

If Punjab is to cope in Vijay’s absence, a return to form for Vohra would be most welcome

Manan Vohra could not have been sure of his place in Punjab’s starting XI with Murali Vijay fit, but now can be expected to shoulder additional responsibility at the top of the order in his absence. Vohra has been involved at Punjab for four seasons now and has played 39 matches, scoring 877 runs at a run rate of 7.90 RPO.

In 2014, when Punjab ended the league stage first and were eventually runners up, Vohra contributed 473 runs at a run rate of 8.41 alongside Virender Sehwag at the top of the order. In the two seasons since then however, his returns have petered off and since the start of 2016.

If Punjab is to cope in Vijay’s absence, a return to form for Vohra would be most welcome.

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Kolkata Knight Riders: Suryakumar Yadav

Yadav has scored 60 runs in his last six innings for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare trophy

At 26 years of age, Suryakumar Yadav is no longer the bright-eyed kid who burst onto the scene in the 2014 IPL with an array of ramps and flicks. Having experienced a short-lived tenure as Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy captain in 2015, Yadav has seen more than most his age.

With Andre Russell’s absence, the responsibility on the likes of Yadav and his middle order partner Manish Pandey, has grown. Yadav has scored 60 runs in his last six innings for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare trophy, including consecutive ducks, and will be hoping for a turnaround in fortunes in the shortest format.