#6 Dinesh Karthik
Kolkata Knight Riders let go of their previous captain Gautam Gambhir and handed over a massive responsibility of leading the side to Dinesh Karthik. The wicketkeeper has been enjoying a purple patch ever since his last ball heroics in the Nidahas Trophy final against Bangladesh. He carried the momentum to IPL 2018 and had a wonderful season.
Karthik donned the role of a finisher for KKR and did that beautiful job at that. He made 498 runs in 16 innings at an average of 49.8 and a strike rate of 147.77. Many a time, he came down the order and took his side to victories. But it was his captaincy that overshadowed his batting. His wonderful leadership took the side to the playoffs that finished 3rd in the league.