3. AB de Villiers (RCB)

In the curtain-raiser of RCB against KKR, it was the partnership between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers which steadied the ship for them after early dismissals. However, in that knock, ABD rain through the KKR bowlers before getting dismissed by the youngster Nitish Rana. However, De Villiers demonstrated that he is in a good nick and can take the game away for RCB in any given situation. Even in the second game, he will hold the key for Bangalore in their first home game of the season.