5 best IPL prospects from TNPL 2017

4. Baba Aparajith

It was another stellar season for Aparajith in TNPL 2017

One of the best batsmen to emerge from Tamil Nadu in recent years, Baba Aparajith still hasn't got his chance to showcase his talent in the IPL on a consistent basis. Although he was part of the Chennai Super Kings and the Rising Pune Supergiant squad, the 23-year-old never quite got a consistent run in the side.

The IPL Auction 2018 might just change all that. After two successive seasons in which he has shown that he has what it takes to succeed in the T20 formats, teams might just go for the prodigiously talented batsman who is raring to go. Although his side failed to reach the playoffs for the second successive year, Aparajith had another stellar year.

277 runs at an average of nearly 50 and strike rate of over 150 are exactly the sort of numbers expected of a top-order batsman. The fact that he is still just 23 and can bowl a bit as well might just increase his chances of getting picked and making an impact.