Published 12:14 IST, March 30th 2020

Brad Hogg picks Kane Williamson over Virat Kohli as his ODI XI captain

Brad Hogg was involved in a Question and Answer session on Twitter when he asked by a fan on who would he pick as the skipper of his World ODI XI.

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coronavirus pandemic has disrupted rmalcy and brought world to a halt. Major sports tournaments have been cancelled which includes much-anticipated 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2020). Many cricketers are taking this time off to interact with ir fans on twitter.

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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg is one cricketer who has been extremely active on social media. Brad Hogg has been speaking on several topics such as MS Dhoni's future, IPL 2020 getting cancelled, top 3 batsmen in world in powerplays and so on. Brad Hogg has candidly responded to fans' queries.

Brad Hogg names Kane Williamson as captain of his ODI World XI

On Sunday, Brad Hogg was asked by a fan about his choice as skipper of team having best ODI players in world at moment. Brad Hogg's answer came as a surprise to many as he went on to pick New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson as skipper of his World XI. Kane Williamson-led New Zealand side to final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, only to lose to England in a thrilling match which went right down to Super Over.

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However, many fans were left surprised with Kane Williamson being Brad Hogg's choice as skipper of his World XI. Hogg was questioned about leaving out Virat Kohli and Eoin Morgan. Virat Kohli has a win percent of 71.83% and Eoin Morgan led England to World Cup 2019 glory.

Kane Williamson, however, has also been prolific with his captaincy. Kane Williamson has a win percent of 55.33%, having won 41 matches and lost 33 as skipper of Kiwis. Under Kane Williamson’s captaincy, New Zealand also reached semi-final of T20 World Cup in 2016.

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12:14 IST, March 30th 2020