Brad Hogg had quite an impressive Indian Premier League career where he played for Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders with much success. He recently on his Vlog, decided do unveil his all-time IPL XI consisting of the crème de la crème of the T20 league.
As for openers, he chose David Warner and Rohit Sharma, while he picked Virat Kohli as the captain of the side, despite the presence of Rohit Sharma (4 IPL titles as captain) and MS Dhoni (3 IPL titles as captain) in the side.
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His middle order had Rishabh Pant, AB de Villiers, and MS Dhoni, whom he called the best finisher of all time. “I like the way AB controls the game in the middle. And you got to have MS Dhoni in at no. 6. He is the best finisher in the game”, the 49-year-old said.
Followed by this, the two-time World Cup winner selected two spinners in this line-up. One of them was Sunil Narine, who has been extremely successful with KKR while the other one being Rashid Khan, who is credited as one of the best leg-spinners in the modern game.
He then had a surprise pick for a fast bowler in Munaf Patel, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah. The Australian also gave a special mention to Suresh Raina, Lasith Malinga, and Dale Steyn.
Brad Hogg’s all-time IPL XI:
David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (C), Rishabh Pant, AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni (WK), Sunil Narine, Rashid Khan, Munaf Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah
Here is the video:
