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

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Sreenath Aravind

Aravind was Bangalore’s best seam bowler last season taking 11 wickets

Sreenath Aravind, who will turn 33 as the IPL begins, is likely to be fighting for one of two spots in Bangalore’s bowling attack with Harshal Patel and new signing Aniket Choudhary. Aravind was Bangalore’s best seam bowler last season taking 11 wickets at an economy rate of 7.40 in nine matches and only went wicketless once.

Bowling seam at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is a thankless task and Aravind has the experience of having done it 19 times, with an economy rate of 8.24 - below the venue average.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad: Deepak Hooda

Hooda moved to Hyderabad where he played 15 of their 17 matches in their title-winning season

Off-spinning all-rounder Deepak Hooda, who is 21 years old, emerged at Rajasthan Royals in the 2015 season, scoring 151 runs at a run rate of 9.53 RPO. After Royals’ suspension, Hooda moved to Hyderabad where he played 15 of their 17 matches in their title-winning season but struggled for form, scoring runs at an average of 10.28 and was hardly needed with the ball, bowling just 13 overs.

Last season Hyderabad's middle order struggles were masked by the superb form of David Warner and to a lesser extent Shikhar Dhawan. This season they cannot rely on such form again and Hooda, who has scored 273 runs this year, including a 58-ball century in the Inter-State T20, is well set to make amends.