KL Rahul: One of the elegant stroke-makers in the country, Rahul must be a relieved person after what had happened in the last week. A 55 against Chennai Super Kings was followed by two unbeaten innings of 71 and 100 against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians respectively. There is no real challenge to him in the week gone by and the dominating week also ensured that he was the first pick in the team of the week. 

MS Dhoni: It is a simple selection, isn’t it? MS Dhoni’s calculative mindset was on the show in the last week and the way he took the team to victory from the jaws of defeat was the validation of it. His presence of mind helped the Super Kings topple Kolkata in a game of wits and the plan was further validated against Kings XI Punjab, where his unbeaten 37 was at the centre of win. The best wicket-keeper batsman on the show last week, but I have the reservation of making him the captain after the way he stormed onto the field to argue with the umpire. I will go with Ashwin rather.

Andre Russell: This IPL should dedicate itself to Andre Russell. What a tournament the man is having! After a struggling 50 against Chennai Super Kings, which was one gem of an innings for the way he took the responsibility and played according to the situation, the Russell power took Delhi Capitals by storm on Friday night. Although the team eventually ended up on the wrong side of the result, there was so much he could do. The pure calypso power has done enough to merit an automatic selection to this week's team. 

Ravichandran Ashwin: For the sheer fact that Ravichandran Ashwin is ready to experiment and hasn’t thrown in the towel yet, he makes it to my team straightaway. The attitude of bringing variations regularly and then ensuring that he remained in the mad world for wrist-spinning pipped him from others this week. Against Chennai Super Kings, if one player kept Punjab in the game throughout, it had to be Ashwin, who marshalled his troop in the perfect manner and brought himself in the back end of the innings to spare three wickets. 

Harbhajan Singh: Ageing like a wine, Harbhajan Singh has just put forward a strong message that if one has the zeal to perform, then age is no barrier. The Punjabi off-spinner had the trickery up in his sleeves and he used it in such a way that he not only rendered economical in his four-over spells, but also a nearly unplayable bowler. While the match-up was saying otherwise, by dismissing, Sunil Narine, Harbhajan just proved that T20 cricket is still about instinct and attack, hardly about geometrical planning. 

Jofra Archer: If T20 cricket was only about picking wickets, then Jofra Archer might not have made it to the team. But in a team, which has been seeped into mediocrity this season, he has excelled single-handedly and ensured that Rajasthan Royals didn't throw the towel just like that and for that fact alone, the Englishman will make it to this week's team of the week. His performance against Chennai Super Kings was impressive, an economy of 4.50, but it was against KKR, he did his job to perfection. By only conceding 14 runs in 4 overs, Archer ensured that the Royals could afford to have a bad day for others.