Ben Stokes – The England all-rounder is cleared to play IPL and will play a major part of the league.
He is one of the strongest contenders to take up the job of the captain.
Just like last year, he shone in the auction and bagged the highest pay cheque.
Rajasthan Royals snared him for an amount of Rs 12.50 Crore.
One of the factors which could see Stokes not getting the job that he will have an early exit from IPL.
England will play Pakistan in two-match Test series in May/June, which will mean that few of the England players will leave IPL early.
This could really see Rajasthan Royals preventing themselves from giving the job to Stokes.