- MS Dhoni – still the best player in the team and a deserving leader
- Ravichandran Ashwin – the main spinner and also a decent batsman down the order
- Suresh Raina – one of the leading batsmen in the middle order and also handy with the ball
- Ravindra Jadeja – a decent allrounder with electric fielding skills
- Albie Morkel – the main new ball bowler with the capability to be devastating with the bat
- Unmukt Chand – the future captain and a very good batsman
- Virender Sehwag – the iconic player who can maul any attack on his day
- Irfan Pathan – the best allrounder in the team and key to the team’s balance
- Morne Morkel – the best fast bowler in the team
- David Warner – an explosive batsman and an equally good fielder
- Azhar Mahmood – the best allrounder, he provides runs in the middle order and is capable of bowling at the death as well as with the new ball
- Piyush Chawla – the leg spinner is also a capable batsman and brings a lot of energy to the side
- Praveen Kumar – the best seam bowler in Kings XI, the combative cricketer from UP can also make a splash or two with the bat
- Shaun Marsh – easily the best top order batsman in the side, he may be asked to play the role of the recently retired Adam Gilchrist
- David Miller – the best finisher with the bat, he will play a major role down the order
- Gautam Gambhir – the captain and the best batsman in the team but will need to up his game to make sure KKR at least qualify for the Champions League
- Manoj Tiwary – a magnificent batsman and also an athletic fielder to boot
- Sunil Narine – the mystery spinner of the team and a decisive factor in many of its successes
- Mohammed Shami – the quick bowler is in good form for the national team and it shall be a major mistake to let him go
- Jacques Kallis – easily the best allrounder, he can take the new ball and also bat up the order
- Rohit Sharma – the skipper has been successful with his leadership as well as batting and is also one of the better fielders in the country
- Harbhajan Singh – he may be out of the national team but is still a lionhearted performer with both bat and ball
- Mitchell Johnson – he can be scarily fast and also land telling blows with the bat and is a dependable fielder to boot
- Lasith Malinga – the best bowler with the old ball in the limited over games he will be crucial to the team’s success in its future endeavors
- Dinesh Karthik – the wicketkeeper batsman is a useful player down the order and with his energy and vivacity is capable of lifting the team in trying circumstances
- Brad Hodge – the best batsman down the order, he could very well be the new captain
- Shane Watson – the premier allrounder in the team, he can take the new ball and also bat in the opening position
- Kevon Cooper – the canny seamer has been one of the best performers for “double R”, to quote Danny Morrison, with his tricky changes of pace
- James Faulkner – the combative allrounder will be a prized asset in 2014 for his capability to regularly produce decisive performances
- Ajinkya Rahane – the finest batsman in the upper middle order, his cavalier displays have often laid the foundations for his team’s success
- Virat Kohli – he is a promising captain besides being the best Indian talent available to the franchise
- Zaheer Khan – the seamer is on a comeback trail and with his immense nous and experience could very well play a decisive role
- Chris Gayle – the explosive batsman is also capable of bowling a couple of cheap overs
- AB de Villiers – the best batsman in the team, he may also be required to don the gloves to lend the team some much needed balance
- Tillekratne Dilshan – he is an explosive batsman up the order and can also keep wickets or bowl a few overs of offspin
- Shikhar Dhawan – the most explosive Indian batsman, much will depend on how he starts every game – he could also be asked to lead the side as well
- Parthiv Patel – is an important contributor on either side of the wicket and can play the role of vice captain
- Ishant Sharma – he is one of the better seamers in India and could play an important role with the new ball
- Dale Steyn – the best fast bowler in the world, he can be a destructive force for the franchise
- Darren Sammy – an ideal T20 cricketer with hard-to-hit bowling and good batting – he can also offer some valuable advice by virtue of being a T20 World Cup winning captain
