| 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. |
| KUMBLE | Former Indian bowling great, he is now coach of the Punjab Kings in the 2021 IPL |
| APPS | Another Leaf great, he was also a politician and an Olympic pole vaulter |
| CLEANUP | Response to 40-Across ... or what can be done to 12 answers in this puzzle without affecting their c |
| PATHAN | All-rounder known for his explosive hitting skills, he was Player of the Final in the 2008 IPL |
| BALAJI | Current bowling coach of the CSK. He also bowled the last over in the 2008 IPL which CSK lost to RR. |
| GANGULY | KKR's first captain and icon player in the 2008 IPL |
| KALLIS | South African all-rounder who is better known for his exploits for the Kolkata Knight Riders, he has scored the most runs for RCB after the trio of Kohli, Gayle, and de Villiers |
| WIAAN | Which South African all-rounder scored his maiden Test century in the second Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram? (5) |
| MULDER | Which South African all-rounder scored his maiden Test century in the second Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram? (5,6) |
| PROCTER | Mike, late South African all-rounder who played for Gloucestershire (7) |
| MIKEPROCTOR | '60s and '70s South Africa and Gloucestershire all-rounder and match referee in the Harbhajan-Symonds "monkey" affair (4,7) |
| POLLARD | West Indian all-rounder and explosive batsman who took MI to their first IPL title in the 2013 final |
| BRAVO | All-rounder and winner of 15+ T20 titles across the world, he top scored in West Indies' match against India at the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| DWAYNE | Which West Indian legendary all-rounder and multiple World Cup winner recently announced his retirement from all forms of the game? (6) |
| MAHMOUD | Iraqi striker known for being the youngest player ever to play for Iraq's national team and the team's captain for ten consecutive years. He retired in 2016 as a member of Iraq's Premier League club A |
| SAMMY | West Indian all-rounder and two-time T20I World Cup winning captain, who captained SRH in 2014 |
| KHAN | Former Indian bowling great Zaheer who is the current MI Director of Cricket Operations |
| WASIM | ___ Akram: Former Pakistani all rounder and captain? |
| SHANELEE | '90s Australia Test all-rounder and brother of Brett (5,3) |