IPL Fantasy League 2018: 5 Players who will give maximum points

The biggest cricket carnival is here and the excitement level among cricket fans is over the moon. Eight teams will be competing against each other to claim the prestigious Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy.

IPL, over the years, has become a big hit and fans have played a huge part in making this league so successful. Just like English Premier League (EPL), IPL has a fantasy league which is played by half million users.

IPL fantasy league is a popular online game where you create a virtual team of real cricket players and score points depending on how your chosen players perform in real life matches. The one who will score highest points will be the winner.

Here is the set of key players who can maximize your winning chances.

The new fantasy game StarPick has a lot of exciting features and also a number of options to choose from, with a total prize money of INR 44 lakh up for grabs. You can create your team here.

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#5 Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils)

Rishabh Pant is in sublime touch and will bat at no 3 in Delhi Daredevils team

Rishabh Pant looked in terrific form and scored 366 runs in 14 matches at an amazing strike of 165.61. He played well in the IPL last year and was one of the emerging stars.

Pant will be a hot favorite as a wicket-keeper batsman and will feature in everyone's fantasy league team. He is an aggressive batsman who can change the course of the game with his batting prowess.

#4 Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians)

All-rounders can maximize the points both with the bat and ball

The rise of Hardik Pandya over the years has been amazing after emerging as a player for Mumbai Indians three years ago.

From that point, Pandya has never looked back and performed exceptionally well in all three formats for team India. He was rightly retained by MI for Rs. 11 crore, owing to his sensational all-round performances.

Hardik is the perfect choice for the all-rounder category in the fantasy team, where he will be batting at no. 4 or 5 and would bowl the full quota of 4 overs.

#3 Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals)

Ben Stokes was a star performer in IPL 2017 and would expect to perform in this season also

Ben Stokes was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 11 crore and the costliest overseas player in IPL 2018 auction. Last year, Stokes was the star performer for the Pune team, where he scored 316 runs and took 12 wickets in 12 matches.

This year, RR will be expecting the same kind of performance from Stokes and provide the team with more match-winning performances. He is the best choice for the overseas player in the fantasy team where he can give maximum points with his all-round skills.

#2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Bowlers can give a lot of points in the fantasy league and are the safest option among all categories

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the star performer in the recent South Africa series and has looked in great form. He was the purple cap winner in IPL 2016 and 2017, with 23 wickets and 26 wickets respectively.

A bowler is the safest option in the fantasy league because if a batsman fails on a given day then you have wasted a player. Bowlers - especially a death bowler - is always a very good move and can help rack up some big points.

Besides, Bhuvneshwar being a death bowler is a decent batsman which makes him the perfect candidate for fantasy league player.

#1 Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Virat Kohli has been in record-breaking form and will look to dominate in this season right from the star

It is the most obvious choice for every IPL fantasy league user. Most of the teams will have Virat Kohli as a first choice batsman in every match.

In fact, most of the users will use Kohli as a power player wherein the points get doubled. He has looked in sublime touch and was in dominating form against the Proteas in the South Arica series.

Kohli was the orange cap winner in IPL 2016 where he scored 973 matches along with 4 centuries. In the recent interview, Kohli stated that is eager to win this year's IPL trophy, which indicates that he will look to score tons of runs this season.