3. Manish Pandey

The first Indian to score a century in the Indian Premier League will be a key batsman in Sunrisers Hyderabad batting line-up. His experience will be key in the line-up, he will also be leading an inexperienced Indian middle-order. Manish Pandey will also look to give the solidity to the team.

The right-hander did have a good last season where he played some crucial innings at the backend of the tournament. In 12 matches, Pandey scored 344 runs at an average of 43 and a strike-rate of 130.79.

Manish Pandey was in good touch in the domestic season where he led Karnataka to victory in Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.