IPL 2019: Best team of must-be-retained players

All-rounders:

#6 Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya in action for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2018

Though he was not as destructive as he would've liked to be with the bat in hand, Hardik Pandya was excellent with the ball in IPL 2018. The lanky all rounder was one of the three players to be retained by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the auction last season. Hardik has repaid their faith and picked up 18 crucial wickets at a fantastic bowling average of 21.16 in the previous edition of this tournament. A batting strike rate of 133.3 is not good enough for a player of his caliber and he will look to set things right in IPL 2019.

#7 Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine has become one of the most feared all-rounders in the T20 game

Sunil Narine has become one of the most feared all-rounders in the game ever since he started opening the batting and bludgeoning the ball to all parts of the ground. Narine smashed 357 runs at an incredible strike rate of 189.89 in IPL 2018. He was at his unplayable best with the ball in hand, picking up 17 wickets at a paltry economy of 7.65 for KKR. The West-Indian mystery spinner was the most valuable player in the tournament last season, thanks to his priceless contributions with both bat and ball.