IPL 2018: One player from each team who can earn a call up to the Indian team

Mumbai Indians: Surya Kumar Yadav

Surya Kumar Yadav has helped Mumbai get off to flying starts this season

Surya Kumar Yadav has opened the batting for Mumbai Indians this season and scored 283 runs in the 8 matches so far. Although his team finds itself at the bottom of the table, Yadav has provided ideal starts at the top of the order.

The right-handed batsman plays good cricketing shots to score his runs and is a trait to watch. At the same time, he can improvise to score runs all around the park, making him a T20 specialist.

If he can end the tournament as one of its leading run scorers, he will give the Indian team management a really handy option as he can play the role of a floater in the batting order who can bat at about any position from opening an innings to giving it the finishing touches.