IPL: Top Five Indian Breakout Stars

#1. Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya has now represented India in all three formats

All-rounder Hardik Pandya has quickly established himself as being a key part of India's international team, across all three formats. He was first noticed after the 2015 IPL when he put in some fantastic performances with the bat.

At that time he was certainly more of a batting all-rounder, which has now shifted slightly. In that edition of the tournament, Pandya scored just 112 runs, but it was his brutal striker rate of over 180 that caught the selectors' attention. This eventually earned him a call-up to India's T20 squad and he subsequently made his debut in January 2016 against Australia. Although he didn't bat in that match, Pandya impressed by picking up the wickets of Chris Lynn and Matthew Wade.

Since then, Pandya has gone on to represent his country in six Test matches and in 38 ODIs and 30 T20Is. He has achieved several great things during his stint in the India side, notably his valiant 76 (43) against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final. His counter-attacking 93 (95) in the First Test match in South Africa was also particularly memorable. We can look forward to Pandya going on to do greater things but should thank the IPL for giving him the opportunity to be known.