IPL Auction 2018: 5 young players who could go for big money

3) Sanju Samson

Samson is one of the few players to have scored a century in last year's IPL

The 23-year-old from Kerala first played for Rajasthan Royals in 2013 and was a big success for the team. He continued his run in 2014, before having a poor 2015. Samson was later picked up by Delhi Daredevils in 2016 where has found back his form.

Samson had a great 2017 IPL where he amassed 386 runs in 14 matches at an average of 28 and an impressive strike rate of 141. Samson was given an opportunity to open for Delhi Daredevils and he has excelled in that role.

IPL teams always look for good openers as openers are the ones who set the ball rolling in T20s and in most cases they provide the direction to their teams. An Indian opener with an impressive strike rate and a consistent run is one commodity which no IPL team can afford to ignore.