4. Delhi’s Dynamic Duo – Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant

The Daredevils this year will be captained by the experienced Gautam Gambhir. The batsman will take the control of the innings at an early stage with him likely being one of the opening batsmen. The onus of scoring in the middle overs will rely on two young shoulders – Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant.

The Mumbai batsman, Shreyas Iyer had a very good domestic season this year with Mumbai. He even made his national debut and impressed everyone with his performances in the blue jersey. Last season, the 23-year old played 12 matches for DD and scored at a strike rate of 140. Iyer will take the control of the middle order.

The 20-year old, explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was surprisingly named the captain of Delhi Ranji team this year. He failed miserably with the bat and was heavily criticised for his performances with Delhi and India in T20Is. IPL will be the platform for him to resurrect his reputation.