The legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has selected his all-time IPL squad. Six batters, including five bowlers and a wicketkeeper, have been chosen by him. AB de Villiers, Sunil Narine, Rashid Khan, and Lasith Malinga were the four foreign players that the veteran selected, while MS Dhoni was named captain of the team.
In addition, Ashwin selected Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as the openers. Interestingly, Rohit has participated in 257 Indian Premier League games and amassed 6628 runs at a strike percentage of 131.14. He has also won five titles as the Mumbai Indians’ captain. Nevertheless, in 252 IPL games, Kohli has amassed 8004 runs with a strike average of 131.97. In addition, he has scored the most runs in the tournament’s history.
Suresh Raina, Suryakumar Yadav, and AB de Villiers are ranked three, four, and five, respectively, by Ashwin.
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He has selected Sunil Narine, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvnheshwar Kumar, and Lasith Malinga as the pacers and Rashid Khan and Sunil Narine as the two spinners.
Ravichandran Ashwin picks his All-time IPL 11: [Cheeky Cheeka YT]
Rohit, Kohli, Raina, Surya, Devilliers, Dhoni (C & WK), Narine, Rashid, Bhuvi, Malinga, Bumrah. pic.twitter.com/Cz6C4N0Bjt
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Ravichandran Ashwin’s All-Time IPL XI:
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Suryakumar Yada, AB de Villies, MS Dhoni (c), Sunil Narine, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah