- Subramaniam Badrinath – one of the best batsmen in India and a composed cricketer
- Dwayne Bravo – the best allrounder in West Indies
- Faf du Plessis – one of the best batsmen for a crisis and an electric fielder to boot
- Jason Holder – a seamer capable of offering good control at any stage in an innings
- Mike Hussey – one of the best batsmen of his generation
- Shadab Jakati – one of the finest allrounders in Indian domestic List A cricket
- Ben Laughlin – a wily seamer with lots of variations
- Chris Morris – a capable fast bowler and a good batsman down the order
- Dirk Nannes – one of the fastest bowlers outside international cricket
- Mohit Sharma – a canny seamer a la Laughlin; has had international exposure of late
- Murali Vijay – a successful opener, especially in Indian conditions
- Ben Hilfenhaus – a quality swing bowler
- Baba Aparajith – a promising allrounder
- Mahela Jayawardene – one of the classiest batsmen going around
- Johan Botha – one of the best spin bowling allrounders in the world
- Jeevan Mendis – a capable leggie and a good batsman
- Shahbaz Nadeem – has been a revelation for Delhi Daredevils and led the spin attack in the last couple of years
- Ashish Nehra – an experienced warhorse
- Naman Ojha – explosive batsman and dependable keeper
- Ben Rohrer – a dependable batsman down the order
- Andre Russell – a capable allrounder and one of the finest fielders going around
- Roelof van der Merwe – a combative allrounder especially with his left arm spin and also an asset on the field
- Venugopal Rao – an experienced batsman
- Umesh Yadav – one of the fastest Indian bowlers and good at death
- Varun Aaron – like Umesh, one of the quickest bowlers going around
- Kevin Pietersen – a world class and charismatic batsman
- Jesse Ryder – a destructive opener who has recently returned in style for his national team
- Yogesh Nagar – a capable batter down the order
- Parvinder Awana – one of the quickest Indian bowlers and has been successful in first class cricket
- Bhargav Bhatt – a competent left arm spinner
- Manpreet Gony – a tall seamer capable of extracting disconcerting bounce
- Harmeet Singh – a canny medium pacer with variations who is ideal for the middle overs
- David Hussey – an experienced campaigner and one of the leading run scorers in T20s
- Mandeep Singh – a promising and successful opener
- Luke Pomersbach – a devastating batsman in the top order
- Sandeep Sharma – one of the up and coming swing bowlers of India
- Ryan Harris – one of the best fast bowlers in world cricket
- Lakshmipathy Balaji – a useful seam bowler and has played a lot for the national team in this format
- Rajat Bhatia – a canny allrounder especially effective in the bowling department
- Brad Haddin – a world class keeper and an excellent batsman
- Iqbal Abdulla – a promising spin bowler who can also score some runs down the order
- Brett Lee – still one of the fastest and also very experienced
- Brendon McCullum – the best opening batsman in the limited overs format
- Ryan McLaren – a capable allrounder and a brilliant fielder
- Eoin Morgan – one of the best finishers in the modern game
- Yusuf Pathan – a fiery batsman and also handy offspinner
- Sachitra Senanayake – a wily and dependable offie
- Shakib Al Hasan – one of the best allrounders in the T20 format
- Laxmi Shukla – an excellent allrounder in the domestic circuit
- Ryan ten Doeschate – a fine batsman, capable bowler and a very good fielder
- James Pattinson – one of the best young fast bowlers in the world game
- Abu Nechim – a good quick bowler who can be really good at the death
- Jasprit Bumrah – an upcoming quick bowler capable of generating good pace
- Nathan Coulter-Nile – one of the finest among the young crop of Aussie fast bowlers
- Rishi Dhawan – a capable seam bowling allrounder who can be critical to the team’s balance
- James Franklin – a good batsman and also more than capable bowler
- Phillip Hughes – a batsman capable of quick scoring and a good fielder
- Dhawal Kulkarni – a promising seamer and also a decent batsman down the order
- Glenn Maxwell – an explosive batsman, capable off spinner and a brilliant fielder
- Pragyan Ojha – the best left arm spinner in India
- Jacob Oram – an experienced campaigner especially effective with the bat
- Munaf Patel – an experienced seamer who has won the World Cup for India
- Ambati Rayudu – a team India regular and one of the best reserve batsmen for India
- Jalaj Saxena – one of the best allrounders in domestic cricket
- Dwayne Smith – an explosive batsman atop the order, capable medium pacer and also a good fielder
- Pawan Suyal – a quick left arm bowler, his angle can be effective against batsman looking to be aggressive
- Suryakumar Yadav – a promising batsman who has recently represented India in age group cricket
- Angelo Mathews – a capable batsman and a decent seamer
- Ashok Dinda – one of the better quick bowlers in India
- Aaron Finch – a destructive opening batsman – in fact the very best in limited overs cricket in Australia
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – the finest swing bowler in India and also a handy batsman down the order
- Mitchell Marsh – a big hitter and also fantastic seamer
- Ajantha Mendis – an off spinner with plenty of tricks
- Abhishek Nayar – a combative medium pacer-allrounder
- Ishwar Pandey – one of the up and coming seamers in India
- Manish Pandey – a good batsman up the order and also good in the field
- Wayne Parnell – probably the best left arm quickie in South Africa and more than capable with the bat
- Parvez Rasool – one of the best allrounders in Indian domestic cricket in terms of performance
- Kane Richardson – a promising quick bowler and a decent batsman
- Marlon Samuels – the best batsman in the Windies and also a good off spinner
- Rahul Sharma – a disciplined leg spinner who can offer a fair bit of control
- Steven Smith – an exceptional batsman, a good leggie and also a brilliant fielder
- Tamim Iqbal – a destructive opener up the order
- Ross Taylor – the finest batsman in New Zealand
- Robin Uthappa – an attacking opener and also a capable keeper
- Shrikant Wagh – a pacy left arm seamer and a whole hearted performer
- Luke Wright – a fantastic batsman atop the order and a good enough seamer
- Yuvraj Singh – still, one of the best middle order batsmen in India
- Michael Clarke – a fantastic leader and also one of the best batsmen in the world
- Samuel Badree – a very good leg spinner who can dry the runs up from his end
- Stuart Binny – recently selected for the national team and a combative allrounder
- Fidel Edwards – a fast bowler still capable of devastating bursts
- Brad Hogg – a fantastic and experienced left arm spinner
- Ashok Menaria – one of the most promising batsmen in India
- Kusal Perera – a destructive batsman and a good keeper
- Sanju Samson – an up and coming prospect for the national team, especially capable hitter down the order and a good keeper
- Owais Shah – one of the most experienced and capable T20 batsmen in the world
- Rahul Shukla – one of the quickest bowlers in India
- Shaun Tait – a devastatingly quick yet often erratic fast bowler
- Pravin Tambe – a surprise package of 2013; one of the better leg spinners in India
- Siddharth Trivedi – a capable and canny medium pacer
- Sreenath Aravind – a promising left arm seamer he can bowl good lines and exert some pressure
- Daniel Christian – a good batsman and a better bowler; a handy proposition
- Moises Henriques – a very good bowler and a decent hitter; is a capable fielder as well
- Murali Kartik – an experienced and skilled left arm spinner
- Andrew McDonald – a good batsman and a capable medium pacer
- Abhimanyu Mithun – a good seamer who is capable of picking up a wicket or two at every opportunity
- Abhinav Mukund – a successful run-getter in domestic cricket
- Muttiah Muralitharan – even after retirement he has continued to be highly sought after because of his immense experience and incredible skill
- Pankaj Singh – a capable and successful seamer in domestic cricket
- Prasanth Parameswaran – can generate disconcerting pace and bowls a good line
- Harshal Patel – a good seam bowler and very competitive
- Ravi Rampaul – the best limited overs quick bowler in the West Indies
- RP Singh – one of the finest left arm seamers in India
- Saurabh Tiwary – has the capability to play big strokes and capitalize on good starts
- Jaydev Unadkat – a promising left arm seamer; can bowl good line and length and has a decent yorker
- Vinay Kumar – one of the better limited overs bowlers in India and has plenty of variations
- Vijay Zol – an emerging cricketer especially with the bat
- Cheteshwar Pujara – a solid batsman who can be relied to anchor the innings
- Kumar Sangakkara – one of the best wicketkeeper batsmen going around in world cricket
- Quinton de Kock – has been in exceptional form of late; also a very good batsman
- Jean Paul Duminy – a capable performer with the bat, can also pick up a wicket or two with his loopy offspin
- Chris Lynn – a power hitter and a very good outfielder
- Nathan McCullum – a very good spinner, capable batsman and a fantastic fielder
- Clint McKay – a very good seamer with excellent changes of pace and other variations
- Amit Mishra – probably the best leg spinner in India
- Thisara Perera – a destructive batsman and a good bowler
- Veer Pratap Singh – a tall bowler who can hit the deck hard and bowl at good pace
- Karn Sharma – a good leg spinner
- Sudeep Tyagi – is capable of boosting the seam bowling stocks
- Hanuma Vihari – a good batsman down the order
- Cameron White – one of the finest batsmen in Australia, can also bowl a couple of overs if needed
