IPL 2018: At the halfway stage, rating the three Indians who cost over Rs. 10 crores

#1 KL Rahul

KL Rahul, the Karnataka batsman, is one of the finest wicketkeeper-batsman in the country. He has been a mainstay in the Indian cricket team for more than two years now. He is one of the few players in the world to hit centuries in all the three formats.

Rahul is a regular in the Test team but can be seen warming the benches in the T20 Internationals. He has not been able to find a place in the current ODI team due to lack of a vulnerable spot in the lineup. India's limited over wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni is nearing his retirement and KL Rahul is one of the top contenders to take his place in the team.

He is currently opening the batting for Kings XI Punjab and is looking in fine touch having scored the fastest IPL fifty in the opening game itself. In the 7 matches that he has played so far, he has scored 268 runs at an average of 38.28 and a strike rate of 170.70.

Rahul has already proved his worth with five 30+ scores in 7 games. He is also the only wicketkeeper in the Punjab team which secures his place in the team for the whole of the season. Rahul may be looking forward to performing in the season and cementing his place in the T20I team. He must be eyeing a place in the ODI team too.

Rating: 8.5/10