Virender Sehwag is a hard hitting batsman and a more than useful off spinner, In his first Test innings, at Bloemfontein in 2001-02, he came in at 68/4 on a greentop and made a ravishing hundred, adding 220 with his hero Tendulkar. Though categorised as a one-day batsman

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, sometimes abbreviated as MS Dhoni  pronunciation (born 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian team. Initially recognized as an extravagantly flamboyant and destructive batsman, Dhoni has come to be regarded as one of the coolest heads to captain the Indian ODI side. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, CB Series of 2007-08 and the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2008 in which they beat Australia 2-0. He also lead the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2009. Currently, Dhoni is the highest ranked ODI batsmen on the ICC Rankings List. Also Dhoni named as Skipper of Wisden's first-ever Drea

Yuvraj Singh is a tall, well-built lad having the reputation of striking the ball very hard. He was adjudged the Man of the Match in his second ODI for India engineering a sensational win over World Champions Australia. The highlight of his domestic career is the mammoth knock of 358 against Bihar in the final of the Cooch Behar Trophy. Yuvraj is a useful left arm spinner and a very good fielder inside the circle.

Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian to take a hat-trick in Test match cricket. He achieved the feat against Australia at Kolkata, and went on to pick 13 wickets in the match. His bowling action came under ICC scrutiny, but after being cleared, has done well on the field. He is a fighter with an aggressive attitude.

Rudra Pratap Singh  (born 6 December, 1985 in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India) is a left arm fast-medium bowler who has represented India in one day cricket and Test cricket.R.P. Singh first came into contention during the under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2004, when he took eight wickets for a very impressive average of 24.75. He later performed consistently in the Ranji Trophy for Uttar Pradesh and impressive performances saw him earn a place in the ODI side in 2005.

Singh was selected to make his Test debut in the 2nd Test against Pakistan in Faisalabad, Pakistan in January 2006. He won the man of the match award on his debut after taking 5 wickets in the match.Singh's 4 wicket-haul in the fourth match of the one-day series against Pakistan in 2006, helped India take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series, and won him the man of the match award. India went on to win the series 4-1. In his first 11 ODI matches, he was awarded the man

He made his debut in the 4th Test between Australia and India in Mumbai, when Parthiv Patel was dropped following a poor run of form. He played every Test match until he was ousted by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in December 2005 following Dhoni's prolific run-scoring in the one day format of the game.

As a 17-year-old stripling in 2000, Gautam Gambhir's attacking strokeplay at the top of the order for Delhi set tongues wagging in India, not least in the ranks of the opposition. Fast-bowler bullies have paid the price for mistaking Gambhir's slight build and shy demeanour for signs of meekness.

Ashish Nehra made his debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo in February 1999, ending up with the sole wicket of Mahela Jayawardene and then he was left out in the wilderness. Nehra made his comeback in the Indian team in the recent test series against Zimbabwe. Nehra was the Indian find of that tour ending up with 11 wickets in three matches.

Subramaniam Badrinath (born August 30, 1980, in Madras - now Chennai, India) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batsman. In first class cricket, he captains Tamil Nadu and in the Indian Premier League, he plays for Chennai Super Kings. He has also represented the Indian Board President's XI on several occasions. He was also a member of the 30 man provincial squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Badrinath has been a prolific scorer in first class cricket In 2008, Badrinath signed for the Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings.

Murali Vijay  was born April 1, 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India . He is a right-handed opening batsman.Vijay made his Test debut against Australia in the Fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, in Nagpur, in November 2008. He was selected for the match after Gautam Gambhir received a one-Test ban for elbowing Shane Watson in the Third Test of the same series in Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.Of Vijay's technique, former Australian captain Allan Border said "His defensive shots are so assured. And he looks comfortable of both front and back foot. And when he attacks, he doesn't go hard at the deliveries. I can see why this young man is playing".

Vijay partnered Virender Sehwag, and they got India off to a solid start in both innings. Vijay made 33 and 40, contributing to opening stands of 98 and 116. During Australia's first innings, Vijay caused the first wicket to fall, running out Matthew Hayden with a direct h

Rohit Gurunath Sharma (born 30 April 1987, in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra) is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his athletic fielding and cool temperament to compliment his solid batting technique. He is pegged by many analysts to be a permanent fixture on the Indian cricket team in the next decade.

Sharma was signed up by the Deccan Chargers franchise for a sum of US$ 750,000 a year. He was one of the leading run scorers in the 2008 IPL season with 404 runs at an average of 36.72. He also held the coveted Orange Cap for a brief period.

Abhishek Mohan Nayar (born October 8, 1983) is an Indian first class cricketer. He plays first class cricket for Mumbai. In the Indian Premier League, he represents Mumbai Indians. Tall and broad shouldered, Abhishek Nayar bustles into the crease to bowl his lively medium pace first or second change for Mumbai. He does not quite have the pace to lead the attack, especially on docile Indian pitches, but his ability with the bat gives him an edge when it comes to selection.

Yusuf Khan Pathan (born 17 November 1982 in Baroda) is an Indian cricketer. Pathan made his debut in first-class cricket in 2001/02. He is a hard hitting right handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. His half-brother Irfan Pathan is also an Indian cricketer. Though younger to Yusuf, it was Irfan who entered the Indian team first.

Ravindra Anirudhsinh Jadeja (Born 6 December 1988, in Jamnagar) is an Indian cricketer. He represents Saurashtra in first class cricket, and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He was also part of the victorious Indian U-19 cricket team that won the World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. Jadeja is a left-handed middle-order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

Ishant Sharma (born 2 September 1988, in Delhi, India), is an Indian cricketer, he is a right arm fast bowler at pace around 145 km/h (90 mph) He delivered the fastest ball ever bowled by an Indian bowler when he clocked 152.6 km/h (94.8mph) at Adelaide against Australia on 17 February 2008.

Pragyan Prayish Ojha (born 5 September 1986 in Khurda ORISSA) is an Indian cricketer. Debuting in first class cricket in 2004/05, Ojha is a left-arm spinner who has represented India at under-19 level. He finished the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy season with 29 wickets at 19.89, in just 6 games.Pragyan Ojha plays for the Hyderabad, Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League. On May 30, 2008, Ojha got selected in the 15-man Indian squad for the Bangladesh tour and Asia cup.