3. Ben Stokes:
Still, in his early days, India’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya has shown a lot of promise but every team likes to have a settled and proven campaigner, and Ben Stokes can end India’s long wait for a world-class seaming allrounder.
The England star has come a long way since making his debut six years ago. A menace with the bat, economical with the ball and electric as a fielder, Stokes is the man every captain craves. His consistent performances with both bat and ball had made the most sought after allrounder in the world and his price at this year’s IPL auction when he became the costliest overseas player of all time is a testament of that. He had enjoyed an impressive outing during the India tour where he scored 345 runs in the Test series before scoring 120 runs in the three ODIs at an astonishing strike-rate of over 146 and bought by Rising Pune Supergiant for a whopping price of Rs 14.5 crore. The 26-year old has scored over 4 thousand international runs in addition to picking up 149 wickets so far.