- BEN STOKES: The Englishman came with an auction fee of Rs 14.5 crore and did his best to live up to the hype. Arguably the tournament’s best all-rounder, Stokes was the driving force behind Pune’s run till the final. He made it a memorable IPL with 316 runs from 12 games and 12 wickets with an impressive economy rate of 7.18. He left for the national duty towards the end and Pune did really miss him, especially in the final.
- RAHUL TRIPATHI: The 26-year-old Tripathi took IPL 2017 by storm and has been one of the finds of the season. The RPS batsman has scored 388 runs in 13 matches at an average of 29.84 in the tournament. Tripathi’s match-winning knock of 93 against KKR was the high point for the Maharashtra batsman in the tournament. He also scored 38 vs KKR, 45 (Mumbai Indians) and 59 (SRH) in winning causes for Steve Smith and Co. With two half-centuries and strike-rate of 149.80, Tripathi has managed to cement his place in top 10 highest run-getters
- NITISH RANA: An attacking left-handed batsman from Delhi, Rana has been another find of the season. The southpaw didn’t take much time to settle alongside other star players in IPL 2017. The opener played 13 matches for Mumbai Indians (MI) this season, scoring 333 runs at an average of 30.27. The southpaw has three half-centuries to his name. The Delhi lad hogged the limelight when he scored an unbeaten 62 off 34 balls and stitched a solid 85-run stand with Jos Buttler (77) to guide MI to a resounding eight-wicket win. He was also adjudged man-of-the-match for his 53 runs in MI’s six-wicket win over Gujarat Lions (GL).