IPL 2017 — PROBABLE XI’s

Delhi Daredevils

Rishabh Pant scored 972 runs at a strike rate of 107.28 in the Ranji Trophy 2016-17 which earned him an Indian T20 cap.

Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (WK), Sam Billings, Karun Nair, Angelo Mathews/Corey Anderson, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra, Mohammad Shami, Shahbaz Nadeem, Kagiso Rabada.

Coach: Paddy Upton

Gujarat Lions

Aaron Finch made 354 runs in 8 innings in the BBL finishing as the 2nd highest run getter.

Jason Roy, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina (C), Aaron Finch, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Ishan Kishan, James Faulkner, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Nathu Singh/Shivil Kaushik.

Coach:  Brad Hodge

 Kings XI Punjab

Martin Guptill scored 180(138)* against South Africa in Hamilton in March, 2017.

Murali Vijay, Martin Guptill, Shaun Marsh/Hashim Amla, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Glenn Maxwell (C), Marcus Stoinis/Eoin Morgan, Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, Varun Aaron, Sandeep Sharma, T.Natarajan.

Coach: Sanjay Bangar

Kolkata Knight Riders

Chris Lynn scored 309 runs in the BBL at an average of 154.50 and a SR of 177.58.

Gautam Gambhir (C), Robin Uthappa (WK), Manish Pandey, Chris Lynn/Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Chris Woakes, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Trent Boult.

Coach: Jacques Kallis

Mumbai Indians

Kieron Pollard scored 201 runs at a SR of 171.79 for the Karachi Kings in the PSL.

Rohit Sharma (C), Parthiv Patel (WK), Ambati Rayudu, Jos Buttler, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah.

Coach: Mahela Jayawardena

Rising Pune Supergiant

MS Dhoni has been in ominous form with the bat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored 330 runs at an average of 66.

Ajinkya Rahane, Mayank Agarwal/Manoj Tiwary, Steve Smith (C), Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (WK), Ben Stokes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rajat Bhatia, Adam Zampa/Imran Tahir, Ashoke Dinda, Shardul Thakur.

Coach:  Stephen Fleming

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Virat Kohli has scored 4 double hundreds in the home test season.

Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Kedar Jadhav (WK), Travis Head, Stuart Binny, Pawan Negi/Iqbal Abdulla, Tymal Mills, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aniket Choudhary.

Coach: Daniel Vettori

Sunrisers Hyderabad

David Warner scored 848 runs at a strike rate of 151.42 in the IPL last year.

David Warner (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (WK), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Bipul Sharma, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashish Nehra, Rashid Khan.

Coach: Tom Moody