Deepak Chahar - Chennai Super Kings

Deepak Chahar is an Indian all-rounder who bats in the middle order and is a medium pace bowler. He will be vital in MS Dhoni's quest to retain the IPL title in 2019.

Mayank Agarwal - Kings XI Punjab

Mayank Agarwal plays for Kings XI Punjab. He is a technically sound batsman who generally opens the batting. He made a name for himself by sealing himself in the Indian Test team's opening slot. Mayank Agarwal will be responsible to give Kings XI Punjab, stable starts in the IPL 2019.

Anmolpreet Singh - Mumbai Indians

Little Known Punjab cricketer Anmolpreet Singh plays for Mumbai Indians. The right-handed batsman is known for his flashy shots and if given a chance in the playing XI, can turn out to be a match winner for the team.

Avesh Khan - Delhi Capitals

Avesh Khan is one of the most impressive upcoming fast bowlers in India. After impressing in the U-19s, he is all set to unleash his toe-crushing yorkers in the IPL 2019. Avesh Khan will play for Delhi Capitals this year.

Hanuma Vihari - Delhi Capitals

Hanuma Vihari is known for his technique and solidity while batting in the middle order. In a short span of time, Hanuma Vihari has established himself as one of the most sort after batsman in the Indian Test team. It will be interesting to see if he opens for Delhi Capitals

Siddhesh Lad - Mumbai Indians

After years on the IPL sidelines and post impressing in the domestic circuit year after year for Mumbai. Siddhesh Lad might finally feature in a few games for Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2019. He is a middle-order batsman who is known as the crisis man for Mumbai in domestic cricket. It is just a matter of time before we see if he can become the crisis man for Mumbai Indians this year.

Karn Sharma - Chennai Super Kings

Karn Sharma is a bowling all-rounder who plays for Chennai Super Kings. He bowls leg-break and is known for his unplayable googly. With Ravichandran Ashwin no longer in the CSK team, Karn Sharma is bound to take get enough matches to make a mark in the IPL 2019.

Shreyas Iyer - Delhi Capitals

Even after buying Shikhar Dhawan in the IPL 2019 auctions, Delhi Capitals has still retained Shreyas Iyer as captain of the team. That speaks a lot about the calibre of the youngster to lead a team. Touted as a future leader of the Indian cricket team, all eyes will be on the stylish batsman to take Delhi Capitals to the playoffs this year.

Manish Pandey - Sunrisers Hyderabad

Manish Pandey is an IPL veteran! He is best remembered for his match-winning knocks for KKR in the IPL seasons gone by. At Sunrisers Hyderabad, Manish Pandey is still to show the same kind of form, will this be the season?

Shardul Thakur - Chennai Super Kings

Shardul Thakur is one of the best pace bowlers in India currently. MS Dhoni has a lot of faith in him and has bowled him consistently in the IPL before. His partnership-breaking spells will be key in Chennai Super Kings' title defence.

Shivam Dube - Royal Challengers Bangalore

Shivam Dube is a newbie when it comes to the IPL. Bought at a hefty price tag of Rs. 5 crores by Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore. Shivam Dube will need to do a lot to prove his worth in a star-studded RCB line up. The all-rounder will do himself a lot of good if he can stitch in a few match-winning performances that may even catapult him to an Indian team call up.

Steve Smith - Rajasthan Royals

A few months back, Steve Smith had the world under his feet captaining Australia in all formats and being regarded as the best batsman in the world. Come to a ball-tampering scandal and the world turned upside down for the outstanding batsman. After a year in exile due to being banned by Cricket Australia, Steve Smith is back in Rajasthan Royals and will most probably play the whole IPL 2019 season.

David Warner - Sunrisers Hyderabad

Much like Steve Smith, the carpet was pulled off from under David Warner's feet after his name cropped up in the ball-tampering scandal. David Warner will look to turn a new leaf with his behaviour and runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2019.

Chris Lynn - Kolkata Knight Riders

Chris Lynn has impressed one and all with his big bashing abilities with the bat in Australia's Big Bash League. Chris Lynn played a few useful innings for KKR in the IPL 2018 but will be looking to send the ball sailing out of the stadium, again and again, this season.

Shimron Hetmyer - Royal Challengers Bangalore

This West Indies left-handed batsman impressed the Indian crowds when he single-handedly won his home team a few ODIs and T20Is on the Indian soil in 2018. Known for his flexibility as a batsman who can tonk the ball as well as manoeuvre the field. Virat Kohli will be expecting a lot from the bloke this season

Ashton Turner- Rajasthan Royals

Ashton Turner was the reason for the tears of a lot of Indian cricket fans earlier this month when he hit a smashing 43-ball 84 not out to win the match for Australia from an impossible position in the 4th ODI. Rajasthan Royals, however, had already seen the all-rounders' potential and bought him in the IPL auctions. Only time will tell if Ashton Turner's know was just a blink and miss or if he is here to stay.