Brad Hogg Names His Best IPL XI Of The League Stage; Snubs Both Virat Kohli And KL Rahul

Former Australian Chinaman, Brad Hogg, has named his IPL XI of the league stage so far. There are some interesting names in Hogg’s team. However, what is more interesting, is the fact that Brad Hogg has snubbed both, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul from his team. While Virat Kohli has scored close to 450 runs in the tournament so far, KL Rahul has been the Orange Cap holder for the majority of the tournament.

IPL 2020 has proved to be a crackerjack of a tournament so far. The teams have fought hard throughout the tournament and it won’t be wrong to say that this year’s IPL has been among the most interesting editions in the history of the tournament. The final four teams have now been decided as theses four will now contest in the playoffs to fight for the title.

Brad Hogg Names His IPL XI Of The League Stage

Former Australia and KKR spinner Brad Hogg recently shared his best XI of the group stages of the tournament and surprised many by excluding some big names like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul among others.

Hogg picked Shikhar Dhawan and KXIP opener Mayank Agarwal as his opening pair. Both Dhawan and Agarwal have done exceptionally well for their respective sides in the league stages with 525 and 424 runs respectively.

At no.3, Hogg picked Mumbai Indians star Suryakumar Yadav, who has once again been exceptional for the defending champions this season. Ab de Villers and Eoin Morgan fill the 4th and 5th spot in Brad Hogg’s XI.

Brad Hogg’s Bowling Department Is As Solid As The Batsmen

Hardik Pandya makes it at number 6 as a finisher while Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Shami form the pace attack. In the spin department, Sunrisers Hyderabad star Rashid Khan will pair up with RCB’s Yuzvendra Chahal. The spin duo has taken 39 wickets between them in the season so far and will be up against each other in the Eliminator between SRH and RCB on Friday.

Brad Hogg’s playing XI of  IPL 2020 league stage: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Suryakumar Yadav, AB de Villiers, Eoin Morgan, Hardik Pandya, Jofra Archer, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.