4. Alex Hales (SRH)

Alex Hales has played as many as 174 matches but unfortunately, he never gets to play an IPL match before despite the fact that he was picked by Mumbai Indians in 2015. The biggest irony, for him, is that he has always been included in an IPL squad as a replacement for another player. He has amassed as many as 4704 runs at an average of just under 30 but maintained a phenomenal strike rate of 140+ along with an individual highest score of 116*. After having a close look at his credentials, one can easily say that he can be a go-to batsman for the Deccan kings in the curtain-raiser for them at their home.