IPL 2018: The Youngsters XI

Middle Order

Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson has been described by many as the future star of Indian cricket. His shot-making ability and aggressive batting are a treat to watch. In the current season, his batting position was shuffled regularly due to which his form dipped.

Despite that, he scored 441 runs in 15 matches at an impressive strike-rate of around 140.

Shreyas Iyer (Captain)

Shreyas Iyer would captain the young team

After Gautam Gambhir quit in the middle of IPL, Shreyas Iyer was handed over the mantle of leading Delhi Daredevils. He has impressed with his captaincy skills and notched up famous wins against Chennai Super Kings and knocked out Mumbai Indians out of the IPL.

He was solid in the middle-order and held up one end while the other batsmen went berserk. He was equally capable of shifting gears if and when required, as we witnessed in the innings against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Nitish Rana (KKR)

Nitish Rana has won 2 MOM Awards for KKR this season

Nitish Rana was with Mumbai Indians until the last year. KKR bought him for 3.4 Crores in the auction. His ability to adapt to any situation makes him a team player. If need be, he can start going after the bowlers from ball one else he can play the role of a sheet anchor. He scored 304 runs in 15 matches and also picked up four wickets.

He won 2 Man of the Match awards for KKR this year. He even chipped in with some crucial overs and getting some important breakthroughs, including bagging the wickets of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the same over.