Harsha Bhogle, Asia Cup XI
Harsha Bhogle (Credits - Twitter)

There is always something intriguing in checking out the top XI of the certain tournament. The red-hot tournament in the International arena is Asia Cup 2018 which is about to conclude tonight. Meanwhile, the classic commentator Harsha Bhogle picks his Asia Cup XI.

His playing XI has got quite a few surprises but, in the end, it looked like a pretty competitive XI. Harsha’s XI consists as many as 6 Indian cricketers. Further, he has got two Afghanistan players, two Bangladesh and one from Pakistan.

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar to open for Harsha Bhogle in his Asia Cup XI:

Harsha Bhogle, without any ray of the thought, picked Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma to open the innings for his side. Both the Indian openers scored the bulk of runs under their belt in the tournament and looked invincible at times.

Asia Cup XI, Rohit Sharma, Harsha Bhogle
Rohit Sharma-Shikhar Dhawan (Credits – Getty)

Coming to the crucial number three slot, Harsha gave a nice explanation in picking his player. He chose Ambati Rayudu to bat at number three for the team as he got the better numbers under his belt.

Then, he picked Mushfiqur Rahim for the number four slot. He also handed wicketkeeper gloves to Mushfiqur Rahim in order to get one extra-all-rounder in the side. Harsha is aware of leaving MS Dhoni in his playing XI and he got some valid reasons under his kitty.

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Surprisingly, Harsha picked Shoaib Malik for the number five position to join Mushfiqur Rahim in the middle-order. Further, the classic commentator went with Mohammad Nabi, who can deliver the goods with both bat and ball.

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Jasprit Bumrah (Credits: AP)

Then, he got Ravindra Jadeja at the number seven, who is similar to Nabi in bowling quick overs and getting some runs at the crucial time. Both have got the decent numbers under their belt as well.

Coming to the bowling department, he picked three fast bowlers and one lone spinner as he already got the services of Nabi and Jadeja. He picked Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah and followed it up with Mustafizur Rahman. Rashid Khan took the special spinner slot.

Here is Harsha Bhogle’s Asia Cup XI:

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Nabi, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Rashid Khan, Mustafizur Rahman

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