Middle-order:

Manish Pandey
The 28-year-old has been putting in consistent performances with the Indian cricket team over the past few months and will look to replicate his form in the IPL as well.
With Warner gone, we will most likely see Pandey get promoted up the order at no. 3.
Deepak Hooda
The 24-year-old has been one of the finds of the IPL over the years and has constantly put in good performances for whichever team he's played in.
He would feel hard done with the fact that he's not got a chance to play for the Indian cricket team yet. He will look to make a mark for himself and get the selectors to take note of his performances.
Wriddhiman Saha
The Indian Test wicketkeeper-batsman had the perfect preparation for the IPL with a 22 ball century in a local T20 game in Kolkata.
He is not known for his T20 skills but has put in some great performances with the bat in the past and will look to prove a point this IPL.
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