| ABHISHEK | Hyderabad IPL and T20I left-handed opener, ... Sharma (8) |
| AXAR | India Test, ODI and T20I left-arm spinning all-rounder, ... Patel (4) |
| POLLOCK | South African all rounder and bowling great. He was MI captain for part of the 2008 IPL, and their coach for the 2009 IPL. |
| SIMONKATICH | Left-handed opener who played 56 Test matches for Australia between 2001 and 2011 (5,6) |
| SCHLEP | Slog from left-handed opener breaking school record |
| LOFT | Leading left-handed openers favour this stroke (4) |
| ARSHDEEP | Who was adjudged the Player of the Match in the first T20I held between India and Bangladesh in Gwalior? (8) |
| LOPSIDED | Uneven and terribly spoiled, getting close to Hyderabad (8) |
| GOLCONDA | Ruined town and fortress in India near Hyderabad renowned for its diamonds (8) |
| ZIMBABWE | Team joining the T20I tri-series after Afghanistan's withdrawal in the upcoming schedule. (8) |
| SRILANKA | Opposition team swept 5-0 by India's women team in a T20I series. (8) |
| PHILLIPS | Batter who scored 78 off 39 balls for New Zealand in the T20I match.(last name) (8) |
| HAMPERED | Current unit in outskirts of Hyderabad, incapacitated (8) |
| LAHDIDAH | Dahlia arranged around outskirts of Hyderabad in pretentious manner (8) |
| JOSBUTTLER | England keeper and ODI and T20I captain (3,7) |
| GOLKONDA | A ruined city of south-central India situated west of Hyderabad |
| RASHID | England spinner with the most ODI and T20I wickets, Adil ... (6) |
| DASUN | Sri Lanka all-rounder and T20I captain (5,7) |
| SHANAKA | Sri Lanka all-rounder and T20I captain (5,7) |
| CHAHAL | India leg-spinner with six wicket hauls in both ODI and T20I, Yuzvendra ... (6) |
