No Rohit Sharma And Suresh Raina As Brendan Taylor Names His All-Time IPL XI

Zimbabwe great Brendan Taylor, on Monday, revealed his all time Indian Premier League (IPL) XI. In an exclusive interview with Cricket Addictor, the right-handed batsman revealed his star-studded side. Brendan Taylor, nonetheless, was one of the few Zimbabwe players who made it to the IPL.

In 2014, Sunrisers Hyderabad signed him but he did not get the chance to prove himself and has not been picked by any team since then. But the Zimbabwe star has proven himself in international cricket and is a popular name in the world of cricket.

Coming to his IPL side, he named a star-studded team but missed some notable names like Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina. Brendan Taylor started by naming Chris Gayle and Virender Sehwag as the two openers of the side. Gayle is the most decorated opener in the history of the tournament, having scored more than 4,000 runs with the help of 6 tons and 28 fifties. Sehwag, on the other hand, has scored over 2,700 runs with the help of two hundreds and 16 fifties.

At number three, Brendan Taylor went for Virat Kohli who is the leading run-scorer in the tournament’s history. Along with Suresh Raina, Kohli is the only other batsman to have crossed the 5,000-run mark in IPL. For the number four spot, he went for South African legend AB de Villiers who has scored 4,395 runs with the help of three centuries and 33 fifties.

At number five, the 34-year old went for Yuvraj Singh. The former India batsman scored more than 2,700 runs in the IPL and helped Sunrisers Hyderabad win the title in 2017. He also led Kings XI Punjab during his illustrious career. MS Dhoni was the next name in the team.

The Chennai Super Kings is the most decorated skipper in the history of the IPL, having led the team to a record eight finals. He has led the Super Kings to three IPL titles so far and is the seventh highest run-scorer of all time. For the allrounder’s spot, Taylor picked Ravindra Jadeja.

In the bowling department, he went for two pacers and two spinners. Mumbai Indians’ Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah are the two pacers while Ravichandran Ashwin and Sunil Narine are the two spinners.

Here is Brendan Taylor’s All-time IPL XI:

Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Sunil Narine, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah

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