IPL 2018: Best Indian XI after week 1

Middle Order

#3 Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav is a batsman who has surprised quite a few people with his grace and elegance at the batting crease. He is currently a regular in the Mumbai Indians top order and has repaid the faith of the team management by scoring 124 runs in the first 3 games.

He opened the innings against the Delhi Daredevils and got his team off to a flyer. Suryakumar is a fine prospect for the Indian team in all three formats of the game.

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#4 Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson is back with the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2018. After playing three matches for the Royals, he is currently the holder of the orange cap. He displayed impeccable timing as he smashed an unbeaten 92 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday.

He is striking the ball at a whopping 163.30, which is a massive improvement from his strike rate of 141.39 in IPL 2017.

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#5 Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant's inclusion in this list might come as a surprise to a few as he's only scored 95 runs in three matches for the Delhi Daredevils. The fact that he's hit 16 boundaries at a strike rate of 182.69 earns him a place in this XI.

Pant has been moved around in the batting order but has shown great maturity in adapting to each situation. He has started IPL 2018 on the right note and will want to make his performances count for the Delhi franchise.