Nicholas Pooran kicks out Rohit Sharma as he picks all-time best T20 XI
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Former West Indies player Nicholas Pooran, who announced his early retirement from international cricket, has picked his all-time favorite T20I XI. He has snubbed the likes of Rohit Sharma, David Warner, and the great MS Dhoni from the team.
Nicholas Pooran shocked all after he announced his international retirement following the conclusion of the IPL 2025. Pooran leads the MI franchises across global competitions, while he currently plays for the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL.
Rohit Sharma snubbed as Nicholas Pooran names RCB players as openers in his T20 XI
Recently, Pooran was asked to pick his all-time T20 playing XI as it was shared via the Crictracker Instagram handle. While picking the opening side, he snubbed five-time IPL-winning skippers MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who led CSK and MI to win in five seasons.
The veteran Indian duo had also led India to respective titles in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 and 2024. He had rather picked the likes of former Royal Challengers Bangalore opening duo Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli.
Chris Gayle boasts the record as the highest run-getter in the history of T20 cricket with 14562 runs and 22 centuries throughout his career. Virat Kohli remains IPL's highest run-getter with 8661 runs and India's second-highest in T20Is with 4188 runs.
Nicholas Pooran picks himself among the finishers in his T20 XI
Two of the greatest batters the format has ever seen, English batting legend Jos Buttler and South African legendary batter AB de Villiers, were sorted in the middle order. The former is the fourth all-time run-getter in T20Is, as he has amassed 3869 runs with a strike rate of nearly 150.
Jos Buttler, as the captain, led them to a title in the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup. ABD, on the other hand, remains one of the star performers in the IPL, and the great entertainer has a record of having won 25 Player of the Match Awards.
Nicholas Pooran was among the first to slot himself within the side, while the likes of Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell were also named between 5 and 7. Pooran has around 10000 T20 runs with four centuries, while Pollard has 14000+ T20 runs and 18 titles in his career.
Spin-pace duo picked in the bowling deck by Pooran
In the bowling deck, they had the likes of Andre Russell, who was sorted in at no. 7. Russell is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished talents in the shortest format of the game. He has 9000+ runs and nearly 500 wickets in T20 cricket.
West Indian legend Sunil Narine has been sorted in the XI at no. 8. Narine is the third on the all-time list of wicket-takers in both T20s and the IPL. He is followed by Rashid Khan, the highest T20 wicket-taker among spinners in the XI.
Mumbai Indians fast bowlers Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah have both been picked in the playing XI, as the duo remain IPL's sixth and ninth highest wicket-takers.
Nicholas Pooran's T20I XI: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler, AB de Villiers, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga.
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Nicholas Pooran Rohit Sharma MS Dhoni Chris Gayle Virat Kohli Kieron Pollard Andre Russell Jos Buttler AB de Villiers Sunil Narine Rashid Khan Jasprit Bumrah Lasith Malinga India National Cricket Team West Indies National Cricket Team
