#3 Robin Uthappa
Having made his debut for India as a 20-year-old in 2006, Uthappa has been on the periphery of national team selection for a long time but has never managed an extended run in the Indian team. A key member of the 2007 T20 World Cup winning team, Uthappa continues to shine in the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders and in domestic cricket with Karnataka.
The player has a proven record in the shortest format of the game, and he will almost certainly be on the short lists of many franchises if he is permitted to play in foreign T20 leagues.
An explosive batsman, who has been keeping regularly for KKR in recent seasons, Uthappa is four years younger to Mahendra Singh Dhoni and could be a reliable option to succeed the former India captain in the limited overs format for India in the near future.
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