SHIKHAR DHAWAN- A HANDY OPENER

Shikhar Dhawan a solid left-handed opening batsman. He made his ODI debut against Australia and Test debut also against Australia. He set up a new record in his Test debut which was the fastest century by a debutante. He is one of the attractive stroke player from Delhi.

Domestic cricketers who played with him say he is very confident and his flamboyant personality with his ever-changing looks like his fancy mustache. Dhawan has always demonstrated his talent since 2003 where he was the player of the tournament in under 19 World cup but he did not overlook  by the selectors for reasons best known to them, but his attitude of a self-belief and vision of an achiever made his dream come true almost after 9 years playing the domestic cricket.

Only the time has changed for him when India's both openers lost their form dramatically, giving him a chance and then he grabbed the chance with arguably smashing 187 to set up India's win in a Test He is the first Indian to score 150+ runs on a debut Test Match. And soon afterwards Shikhar Dhawan became almost an overnight hero and later on he was picked by the selectors soon after for the champions Trophy in England. He persisted in his sizzling form into the tournament also giving India a chance to win their first ever champions trophy.

Today we see Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kholi because Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman retired. And now we see Shikhar Dhawan because Virender Sehwag was finally dropped. It's just the young players needs enough time and an equal number of chances. This young boy has waited enough and now it's time to welcome him.

Indian Premier League

Shikhar Dhawan started his IPL career with his home team Delhi Daredevils and was traded to Mumbai Indians next year. He played two seasons of IPL for the Mumbai Indians. After that Deccan Chargers bought him. He didn't get much appreciation for his performance playing for Delhi and Mumbai. But playing for Deccan charger(Sunrisers Hyderabad) had given his career a real boost.

YUVRAJ SINGH - MATCH FINISHER

Yuvraj Singh is a left-handed middle order batsman and a part-time left arm spinner too who is best known as the match finisher in an ODI. His father was also one of the former Indian fast bowler Yograj Singh. He made his ODI debut in 2000 against Kenya on the basis of his under 19 World Cup performance, but his Test debut came in 2003 against New Zealand. If he is good form he can be very brutal in the limited overs cricket. But he always struggles to cement his place in Test cricket.

His batting, his athleticism on the field and his canny left-arm spin made him an overall package for the ODI and Twenty-20 formats. In World Twenty20 triumph in 2007 where he was famished for hitting six sixes in an over against Stuart Broad. He was presented with a “Porsche 911” car for his 6sixes achievement by the vice president of BCCI. Then in the late 2007 he was the vice-captain of the Indian Team. His ODI career is full of highlight reels, one of his unforgetable innings was a partnership with Mohammad Kaif in the NatWest Series final against England in July 2002 which led India to victory but the biggest impact being his contribution to India's World Cup triumph in 2011 - 362 runs, 15 wickets, and four Man-of-the-Match awards, and the Player of the Tournament.

Win the World Cup in 2011 was the biggest moment of his cricket career, but soon after that came the biggest challenge of his life, when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer which required a two-and-a-half month treatment in the USA. He returned home after completing his chemotherapy in April 2012, fairly confident that he could take up his duties in the cricket field reasonably quickly and in August he was named in India's squad for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.

Indian Premier League

Hitting 6 sixes in 6 balls made him the most favorite player in the IPL. He was named as captain of his home team Kings Eleven Punjab which was owned by Bollywood Actress Priety Zinta and her fiance Ness Wadai (Businessman). He captained the squad simply didn't perform well enough in his captaincy and his batting. Subsequently in 2011 he was again chosen as captain but this time for Pune Warriors. His performance in IPL wasn't up to his mark as expectations from him were huge.

ROHIT SHARMA – A PROMISING TALENTED BATSMAN

Rohit Sharma is one of India's most promising talents over the next couple of years. He is  a right-handed batsman, He first came to limelight when he played CB Series in Australia in early 2008, scoring two fifties, including a vital 66 in the first final in Sydney.

His ability to look right at the crease but didn't translate into long innings and his lack of consistency didn't allow him to be a part of India's World Cup-winning squad.

He made his ODI debut against Ireland in 2007 and still struggling to get in the Test team. He was selected for the Test team but he hurt himself playing football during the warm-up. Always keep one thing in your mind that "There is no place for failure at this level no matter how talented you are. 

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Rohit Sharma made an impact with his batting in the first three seasons of IPL for Deccan Chargers. After that he was bought by Mumbai Indians in 2011. His last ball winning six and his hat trick was still remembered by the public. The turning point of his career in the IPL came when in 2013 Ricky Ponting who was leading the Mumbai Indians was stepping out from the team due to his poor performance with the bat. Rohit Sharma was named as captain for the rest of the matches to be played. The captaincy has changed him completely even his batting was improved. The ability of staying calm in a crunch situation helped him to flourish as a captain. And he was the man who led the Mumbai Indians to their maiden IPL title in 2013. If you think it's a miracle then you are wrong its not. He was also led Mumbai Indians to their first ever Champions League Trophy T-20 in the same year.

GAUTAM GAMBHIR- BEST PLAYER OF SPIN IN INDIA

GAUTAM GAMBHIR a gutsy left-handed opening batsman with his blazing batting style who is aggressive in his approach  and a feisty fielder too. His nickname is “Gauti”. He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2003 and Test debut against Australia in 2004. He was consistent in his performance between 2008 to 2011. But you know what when he  was dropped from the World Cup 2007 squad he said he didn’t want to play anymore but he stuck with cricket and made a comeback in the Indian team.

Having a batting average of 40 plus in ODI and 50 plus in Test is just outstanding. Gambhir proved his batting skills on many big occasions like he did in Twenty-20 World cup final in 2007, by scoring 75 runs and scored 97 runs in the World Cup final 2011. His opening partner Virender Sehwag proclaimed him as the best opener after Sunil Gavaskar.

He is the only Indian player to have scored five consecutive hundred in five consecutive Test matches. He is the only Indian player to have scored 300 plus runs in 4 consecutive Test series.

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For his impressive performance in the year 2007 Gautam Gambhir was signed by his home team Delhi Daredevils to play for Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. After the World Cup 2011, Gambhir's failures went unpunished. In England and Australia, where India lost eight continuous Tests, Gambhir was finding himself to score runs and getting out while poking at deliveries outside off. One time he was the strongest contender for captaincy but he went to struggling to keep his place in the side.

RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN- THE MAGICAL SPINNER

RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN  is a right-arm off-break bowler and very handy lower order batsman. He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2010. He claimed 22 wickets in his debut Test series against West Indies in 2011 and also emerging as an all rounder scoring a century and a fifty. He is always willing to flight the ball unlike other spinners don’t.

He got all the varieties in his bowling as he can bowl arm-ball, carom ball, leg break and Googly as well to get the batsman out. He has usually studied the batsman tactics and bowl according to his techniques. He doesn't mind being hit for a six when he pitched up that’s the only difference between him and other spinners. He always keen to learn something from his bowling and adds new variations in his bowling skills.

His Achievements are extraordinary

He is the third Indian to score a century and take five wickets in the same test match.

He is the fourth Indian to be awarded as man of the match on his debut test match.

He is also the fastest Indian bowler to take 50 wickets in Test Cricket

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He is quietly brilliant with the ball in the limited overs cricket. He played an important role in Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team in winning the IPL Trophy twice. That's why CSK always retains R Ashwin in their team every year. He had played 67 matches for CSK in which he has taken 64 wickets with an economy of 6.34.

SIR RAVINDRA JADEJA

RAVINDRA  JADEJA is currently known as Sir Ravindra Jadeja. He is a left-handed lower order batsman and a useful part-time spinner. Jadeja made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2009 and scored an unbeaten half-century. His Test debut however came in 2012 against England in Nagpur.  His performance in ICC Champions Trophy where he emerged as the highest wicket taker with 12 wickets and also won the golden ball.

Why people called him as Sir Ravindra Jadeja?

His disastrous performance series by series in 2009. He has been a consistent target by Indian fans on social networking sites referred as Sir Ravindra Jadeja jokes and this went viral. When he performed well in the Test series against Australia in 2013 there were Jadeja’s jokes everywhere comparing him Rajinikanth the superstar of South film Industry.

He looked like an effective bowler, but we Fans were left shocked when he became the number one bowler in ICC ODI rankings ahead of Sunil Narine and James Anderson. After that, there has been a diminution in the number of ‘Sir Jadeja’s jokes. Probably, now the fans have earned his skills as a cricketer. 

Indian Premier League

He has played for Rajasthan Royals in the first IPL season and led his team to the title victory and gained him the nickname "Rockstar" by his captain Shane Warne. Next season his performance will be ever better than before. Jadeja sat out the 2010 IPL because of a ban arising from contractual irregularities. In 2011, he was signed by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Kochi Tuskers were terminated from the IPL in September 2011

 In the 2012 IPL, Jadeja was bought by Chennai Super Kings for $2 million, becoming the most expensive player of the year's auction. He straight away proved that why CSK bought him so expensive. He scored 48 runs off 29 balls and taken 5/16 in 4 overs becoming the man of the match.