IPL 2018: A tournament XI without any Indians

Middle order

AB de Villiers

Perhaps the most accomplished batsman to grace the T20 format, AB de Villiers has already set the stage on fire in this year's IPL.

AB is one of the gun players for a struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore, and in six matches played in the season so far, he has already scored 280 runs at an average of 56 and with an astounding strike rate of 184.21.

Andre Russell

The flamboyant all-rounder from Jamaica has established himself as one of T20s most marketable players owing to his panache and match-winning abilities with both bat and ball.

He has already won matches for Kolkata Knight Riders both with the bat and then with the ball and continues to be their X-factor this season.

Russell, with his big-hitting prowess, can take the game away from the opposition in a jiffy and with the ball, has the ability to nail his yorkers towards the death.

Dwayne Bravo

Another West Indian all-rounder who keeps adding spice and colour to T20s all over the globe is Dwayne Bravo.

Bravo has been doing what he does best for the Chennai Super Kings: he comes in bowls his four overs, picks up critical wickets and then saunters in with the bat and smokes the ball all over the park, rendering that cutting edge to CSK with his all-round abilities.