3) Andre Russell

He turned out to be a revelation for the Knight Riders when the franchise acquired him in 2014. Last season he made 316 runs at the strike rate of 184.79 and picked 13 wickets at an economy rate of 9.38, the power hitter will always be a strength for his team as he has lots of experience and has played significant tournaments across the globe.

His heroics against Chennai going after his countrymate Dwayne Bravo for 6 sixes overall and his splendid 88 was the big score for his team individually last season, Russell’s performance will be more valued against Hyderabad.