A Mendis
Sri Lanka
Mendis, although classified as slow-medium, bowls a mixture of deliveries, including googlies, off-breaks, top-spinners, flippers and leg-breaks, as well as the Carrom Ball, released with a flick of his middle finger. He is also known as the 'Mystery Man'.
AB de Villiers
South Africa
AB Villiers is a batsman of breathtaking chutzpah and enterprise, as well as the skills and the temperament required to back up his creative intent. A fielder able to leap tall buildings and still come up with the catch. A wicketkeeper who is perfectly at ease donning pads and gloves.
Amit Mishra
India
He is an attacking leg-spinner who was among those players who made the most of the opportunities in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League to revive their respective international careers. His hat-trick against Deccan Chargers in Delhi will be among the most cherished moments in an action-packed tournament.
Angelo Mathews
Sri Lanka
Angelo Matthews is an outstanding allrounder, capable of batting anywhere in the top order and also delivers lively medium pace. His recent knock against Australia was rated one of the best knocks
Ashish Nehra
India
He played the inaugural Indian Premier League for Mumbai Indians but was traded with Delhi Daredevils\' Shikhar Dhawan for the series in South Africa. The left-arm fast bowler has all it takes - pace, accuracy, variation, including a deadly yorker.
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
D L Vettori
New Zealand
Daniel Vettori is the current captain of the New Zealand team. He is a bowling all-rounder who bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin & is known for his accuracy, flight and guile rather than prodigious turn. He also uses his Willow to a good effect.
Dale Steyn
South Africa
Pinpoint pure pace poison-tipped with aggression & with deliveries that skids to the batsman and Moves away from them at a pace of 150kmph is Dale Steyn for you.
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
David Warner
Australia
The dashing left-hander,WArner was the talk of the cricketing world after blasting 89 off just 43 balls on his Twenty20 international debut against South Africa at the MCG last summer. He is noted for his aggressive play for New South Wales and Durham, and has earned a contract with the Delhi Daredevils in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League.
Dinesh Karthik
India
He has repeatedly proved his worth in the Twenty20 format by playing critical innings for Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League. He is a resilient batsman who does not give up even when the odds are stacked against his side.
Graeme Swann
England
This Off Spinner from England has consistently rose in ranks with his performance. He is also handy with the bat in all formats of game
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.
Naman Ojha
India
A capable top-order batsman and wicketkeeper, Ojha made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh in 2000-01.
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'