6) Best opener – Robin Uthappa
Robin Uthappa is away from international cricket since 2008, but in this year IPL with his 11 consecutive 40+ scores and two times century opening partnership with Gautam Gambhir he is finally able to impress the national selectors. He is going to play his first ODI in 6 years against Bangladesh later this month. This year in IPL, he also becomes only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to hold Orange Cap with scoring 660 runs in 16 matches, highest by any Indian.