IPL 2018: How Delhi Daredevils could possibly lineup

Middle-Order

#3) Rishabh Pant

"He is a special talent. To me, he looks like a combination of Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina - the setup and the bat swing. (He is) wonderful to watch,"said Sachin Tendulkar, at the end of IPL 2017 about this young lad. The left-hander's ability to seemingly clear the boundary at will and consistent performances across all formats led to him making his India debut against England in a T20I in 2017.

Behind the stumps, the wicket keeper-batsman completed 11 catches and three stumpings. In front of it, he has also scored 366 runs at a strike-rate in excess of 150 in the previous edition, playing 14 games in total.

#4) Shreyas Iyer

In his debut season in 2015 for Delhi Daredevils, the Iyer amassed 439 runs in 14 matches, fetching him the Emerging Player of the Season Award in the process. The youngster, however, couldn't follow up on his brilliant debut season, scoring a meagre 30 runs in six games, before being dropped from the side. He made amends the following season, finishing as the third highest run-scorer with 338 runs, striking the ball at the rate of 140.

His style of play has drawn comparisons with the legendary Virender Sehwag, who set a trend amongst the Indian openers. He could really set the stage on fire this season for Delhi Daredevils.

#5) Glenn Maxwell

IPL 2018 Auction proved to be lucky for another Australian. Glenn Maxwell who was picked up by Delhi Daredevils for ₹9 crore after shrugging off competition from mutiple franchises for the services of the all-rounder from Down Under.

A hard-hitter of the ball, he was recruited by KXIP in the IPL Player Auction 2014 and has since made vital contributions to the team. The Australian was integral to the team’s success when they made it to the final in 2014. With a dangerous strike rate of 160+, he has scored 1228 runs in 57 matches in his career.