Ahead of the 2018 edition, the 11th, here’s a look at the youngsters their teams will expect big things from.

Sandeep Lamichhane (Delhi Daredevils)

Nepal became the latest team to earn ODI status following their eighth-place finish at the World Cup qualifiers, and one of their standout stars was a young man who has been making waves. Lamichhane, the 17-year-old ever-smiling leg-spinner, picked up 13 wickets in the qualifiers, but he had come into prominence even before that, when Michael Clarke liked what he saw at the Hong Kong T20 Blitz in 2016.

Not only was Clarke impressed, he spoke glowingly about the youngster too, and Lamichhane went on to impress at the 2016 Under 19 World Cup, picking up 14 wickets. Lamichhane has since been picked up by Delhi Daredevils for the IPL and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League.

Archer made his debut in all three formats for Sussex in 2016 and made an immediate impression and has since gone on to return good numbers with Hobart Hurricanes in the Australian Big Bash League. Rajasthan were clearly keeping track and have added him to their ranks. If fit, Archer has the ability to have a big impact in the tournament.

Sarfaraz Khan (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Over two seasons, the 20-year-old Sarfaraz has scored just 177 runs at a strike rate of 173.52 in 12 innings for Bangalore, but Virat Kohli and the rest of the team management were impressed enough to retain him as one of three players prior to the 2018 edition, the other two being the captain himself and AB de Villiers.

The promise has always been evident: At 12, he scored 439 in an innings in a school tournament, then 211 runs in six games at the 2014 Under 19 World Cup and 355 runs in the 2016 edition of the Under 19 World Cup. He is certain to get his chances in the 2018 IPL and it’s up to him to grab them and move up to the next level.

Siddarth Kaul (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Kaul is 27 and has played over a decade of first-class cricket, picking up 182 wickets from 52 matches. Signs of early promise were evident at the 2008 Under 19 World Cup when he picked up 10 wickets as India won the title. A series of injuries, however, kept him out of the game for long stretches after that, but he has done well in the IPL, displaying a knack for picking up early wickets.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (26) was the standout bowler for Hyderabad in the 2017 edition, but Kaul wasn’t too far behind, picking up 16 wickets in 10 games at an acceptable economy rate of 8.41. These numbers were good enough for Hyderabad to shell out good money for his services again this time.