3. KL Rahul (KXIP)

The Bangalore boy took the IPL by storm in the first few matches and has looked in an amazing touch since. KL Rahul has batted in his purple form and has notched bulk of runs. Whenever Rahul has scored big, the pressure has never fallen on the fragile middle order of Punjab and he has also allowed Gayle to relax. Rahul began in style with the fastest IPL fifty against Delhi Daredevils in the first match which just blew away the Double D’s.

In the last game against RR, he played responsible innings of 84 (54) and batted till the end in order to make sure that his team gone past the winning line with more than an over to spare.