Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers Pick India-South Africa Combined ODI XI
Published - 25 Apr 2020, 01:30 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 08:00 AM
Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers on Friday picked a combined ODI XI for India and South Africa. The Royal Challengers Bangalore teammates revealed the star-studded team during their Instagram chat. Both the players talked on a number of topics and during that same interaction, they decided to pick the combined eleven.
The batting stars picked the players alternatively. They ended up picking a squad of 14 members before deciding to keep Ravindra Jadeja, Morne Morkel and Kuldeep Yadav out of the playing XI. Virat Kohli picked Gary Kirsten as the coach of the India-South Africa combined XI and picked MS Dhoni as the captain.
“For me, MS (Dhoni), MS is probably the most balanced choice,” Virat Kohli said.
“I am happy with that choice. I have never played under MS. But I have a world of respect for him. The way he carries himself on and off the field. I mean, he is always calm and he knows the game well. So I am happy with that,” AB de Villiers said.
AB de Villiers started by picking the great Sachin Tendulkar as opener before Virat Kohli named Rohit Sharma as the other opener. The India skipper and the former South Africa skipper then named each other at number three and four. AB de Villiers then went for Jacques Kallis while Virat Kohli went for Yuvraj Singh.
MS Dhoni was the next name in the team. In the bowling department, there were three pacers in the form of Dale Steyn, Jasprit Bumrah and Kagiso Rabada while Yuzvendra Chahal was the sole spinner in the team.
Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers Picks IND-SA Combined XI
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Here is Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers’ combined team:
Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Dale Steyn, Jasprit Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada
