#1 Shimron Hetmyer at No. 3

The big-hitting West Indies batsman, at Rs 4.20 crores, was RCB's most expensive buy at the auction this year.
Hetmyer has proved himself time and again with his national side and for the various franchises he plays for in the T20 leagues around the world. He can single-handedly win games for his side and RCB will be hoping for him to bring his A-game into the tournament.
Hetmyer will look to emulate his national teammate Chris Gayle's success at RCB.
He could be used at no. 3, with Virat Kohli opening the innings along with either Parthiv Patel or Moeen Ali.
And with AB de Villiers to come in at no. 4 after Hetmyer, we could see a lot of big totals from RCB this time around, which could help them go a long way in the tournament.
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