Cheteshwar Pujara
India
Right handed batsman, Pujara has the distinction of hitting three triple centuries with in a span of one month. He was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the inaugural season after he finishing as one of the top run getters in the 2007-08 Ranji season.
Chris Gayle
West Indies
The Captain of West Indies cricket team is hard-hitting left-handed opening batsman with a wide-range of shots, and bowls useful part-time right-arm off spin
Darren Bravo
West Indies
Darren Bravo is a left-hand middle-order batsman who made his first-class and List A debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2007. His batting style has drawn comparisons with Brian Lara
J P Duminy
South Africa
J P Duminy is a successful South African batsman generally occupying the top order, a skilled fielder and a useful change bowler. He played for Mumbai Indians in the IPL
Kevin Pietersen
England
A South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for England, and was the captain of the Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second season of the IPL
Mahela Jayawardhane
Sri Lanka
Mahela Jayawardene is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman. He represented Kings XI Punjab in first three IPL season.
Manish Pandey
India
Manish Pandey,a right handed batsman, has a big match temparament and the ability to take away the match single handedly. He became the first and only  Indian to score a century in IPL-2.
Mathew Hayden
Australia
Matthew Lawrence Hayden is a former Australian cricketer, he played for Chennai Super Kings in the first three IPL. Hayden is a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman, known for his ability to score quickly. Watch out for his mongoose batÂ
Michael Hussey
Australia
Left handed batsman, Michael Edward Killeen Hussey is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket.
Owais Shah
England
A stylish and classical batsman is known to adapt himself to any situation. In IPL was traded from Delhi Dare Devils to Kolkata Knight Riders in place for Moises Henriques
S Badrinath
India
Badrinath is right handed middle order batsman who captains Tamils Nadu and has been a prolific scorer in first class cricket.
Saurabh Tiwary
India
Saurabh Tiwary is hard hitting left handed middle order batsman. He was one of the key players in the Indian team that won 2008 U-19 Cricket WC.
Shikhar Dhawan
India
Shikhar Dhawan is a left handed batsman  whose powerful batting and excellent  fielding make him a perfect candidate for  the high octane world of T20.
T M Dilshan
Sri Lanka
Tillakaratne Dilshan, aggressive right-hand batsman & also a capable spin bowler with his off breaks He has also been credited with creating a new stroke - a scoop over the wicket-keeper's head - commonly referred to as the 'dilscoop'
Virat Kohli
India
Virat Kohli is a talented young batsman who led India to victory in the U-19 ICC WC. He is known for his shots through the cover region. He is the only player retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore
Ricky Ponting
Australia
Ricky Ponting, nicknamed as 'Punter' is the current captain of Australian Cricket team. He is regarded as one of the best batsman in the modern era