1. Ab de Villiers
A brutal batsman, and an agile fielder that can put an acrobat to shame – there are very few things that de Villiers cannot do on a cricket field. Bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for USD 1.1 million at the IPL Player Auction 2011 ,he has joined hands with Chris Gayle in tearing bowling attacks apart . During the 2012 season, when playing the role of a finisher, he snatched wins from the jaws of defeat. He unearthed some outrageous shots to incredible effect and in one over, smashed Dale Steyn for 23 – hitting him for two fours and two sixes – to win RCB a thriller. The menace of de Villiers continued in the next season which led the RCB management to retain him in their ranks. de Villiers’ most brutal IPL innings came in the 2015 season when he decimated the Mumbai Indians attack at the Wankhede Stadium, smashing an unbeaten 133 off 59 balls. He has already scored two fifties in two matches and looks like the player to watch out for in this season.