Greg Chappell was the outstanding Australian batsman of his generation. He made a century in his first and final Tests and 22 more in between - although perhaps the outstanding batting of his career left no trace on the record-books. He lost the Ashes in 1977, but reclaimed them in 1982-83.

Rahul Dravid has been one of the most reliable batsmen in the Indian team with his blend of technical proficiency and stylish strokes. He was the batsman of the 1999 World Cup with two hundreds and the highest aggregate. Presently, he is the Captain of the Indian side.

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.

With the arrival of Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems to have India’s search for a wicket-keeper batsman.

Sachin Tendulkar made his debut when he was only 15 years plus when he visited Pakistan with Indian team in 1989. He hit 59 at Faisalabad in his second Test. His first century came against England when he made 119 at Old Trafford in 1990. Since then Tendulkar has ruled world cricket and is world's best batsman today.

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.

This Immensely gifted Uttar Pradesh lad was captain of India’s under 19 team, which won World Cup recently in Sri Lanka. Kaif's elevation to the Indian team has been widely welcomed. During the last couple of years he has impressed not only by his stylish strokeplay and steely temperament which has seen him perform well under pressure, but as leadership material.

Mongia is a heavy run-scorer in domestic cricket with just under 6850 runs at an average of just under 50 and his highest score being an unbeaten 308. He made his ODI debut in 2001 against Australia .

Raina is all-rounder in one-day cricket. He has already made a strong impression on the Indian selectors with his fielding ability alone in the one-day international arena, mainly with his diving stops and his ability to hit the stumps.

Venugopal Rao who plays domestically for Andhra Pradesh has impressed Indian selectors with a domestic average of over 50 and one day average of around 40. He consequently earned a call up to the national side for the Indian Oil cup in July 2005.

Kartik is a slow left arm orthodox bowler and a left handed batsman. Despite his excellent performances against Australia, he remains in the shadow of fellow spinners, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh...More

A stocky offspinner who is more than handy with the bat, Ramesh Powar has been a consistent performer in domestic cricket for the last four seasons, and was crucial to Mumbai's Ranji Trophy success in the 2002-03 season. His 20 wickets with his flighted stuff was useful enough, but even more crucial was the runs he contributed.

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.

Irfan Pathan first shot to fame when he took 9/16 in India's opening match against Bangladesh. Irfan considers the legendary "Wasim Akram" as his idol. He played a significant role in India's triumph over Pakistan in both the Test and one-day series. With good batting abilities, he proved himself as a good batsman also.

Agarkar is a good prospect for India, as he has all that requires to be a good all rounder. Ajit Agarkar was hailed as the best thing to happen to Indian cricket for a long time. Agarkar became fastest 50-wicket taker in the one-day internationals. He broke the record held by Dennis Lillee. Plagued by injuries.

Sreesanth also known as Gopu, is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is only the only Kerala bowler to have taken a Ranji Trophy hat-trick. His best ODI bowling figures are 6-55, which he gained in the 7th One Day International between India and England earnt him the man-of the match award and he was subsequently awarded a BCCI contract, in the C-grade.

Patel first gained prominence in 2003 at the age of 20 before he had even played first class cricket for Gujarat, when he was invited to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai by the Indian chairman of selectors Kiran More. In the 2005-2006 Test Series against West Indies, Munaf proved he was arguably the fastest bowler in India, bowling regularly at speeds of over 87 mph.

R P Singh is a left arm fast-medium bowler who has represented India in one day cricket and Test cricket. He 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.

Vikram Singh is a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He was selected to play against England as part of the Indian Board President's XI team in the England’s tour of India in the 2006 season, and made his ODI debut for India latre in the series.

Uthappa had a successful debut, making 86 as an opening batsman before being run out. It was the highest score for any Indian debutant in a limited overs match. He made his one-day international debut in the seventh and final match of the English tour of India in April 2006

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.