IPL 2017: Top 5 overseas players

#5 Ben Stokes

Stokes put in good all-round displays in the tournament

The costliest player in the history of IPL, English all-rounder Stokes was bought by Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) for a record amount of INR 14.50 Crores. It's safe to say that Stokes had a huge role to play in Pune finishing 2nd in the tournament. A crucial wicket taker and an aggressive batsman, his records for Pune are excellent.

His absence in the final was clearly a pinch for RPS. Stokes scored 316 runs and took 12 wickets from 12 matches at an average of 26.33. His strike rate, an imposing 142.98 is one of the best in the history of the tournament.

He was on fire against RCB with a 3/18 taking crucial wickets of Virat Kohli, Shane Watson, and Adam Milne, breaking the backbone of the team. He was the Man-of-the-match consequently and was also declared as the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of IPL 2017.