Published 13:05 IST, May 30th 2020
MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo snubbed by JP Duminy in all-time IPL XI
MS Dhoni and his teammates at Chennai Super Kings, Suresh Raina and Dwayne Bravo were snubbed by JP Duminy, who picked his all-time IPL XI of the last decade.
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coronavirus pandemic has brought all cricketing activities to a halt. IPL 2020, which was slated to start on March 29, was postponed indefinitely due to global crisis. Cricketers are currently quarantined at ir homes, which has given m ample time to interact with ir fans.
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JP Duminy picks all-time IPL XI, snubs MS Dhoni & Suresh Raina
While some cricketers have resorted to social media, ors have been busy choosing ir all-time IPL teams. latest to join this bandwagon is former South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy, who picked his all-time IPL XI of last decade. southpaw, who has previously played for Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals, made some interesting inclusions and omissions.
Duminy chose West Indies batsman Chris Gayle and former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist as openers of his team. Gayle is one of most explosive batsmen in league's history and has turned matches single-handedly with his powerful hitting. On or hand, Gilchrist who was part of league in its initial years, was also immensely successful as a batsman and captain as he led w-defunct Deccan Chargers to ir maiden IPL title win in 2009.
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Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma takes . 3 position. Mumbai lad has guided his franchise to four IPL titles in just seven years. At . 4 is Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli, who is also highest run-scorer in league's history. Kohli's teammate at RCB and Duminy's decorated South African teammate, AB de Villiers was placed at . 5.
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all-rounder's department will be headed by Caribbean firepower with Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell making cut. Over years, West Indies duo of Pollard and Russell have been vital cogs for ir respective franchises (MI & KKR). However, some table exclusions from side were three-time IPL winning captain MS Dhoni and IPL's second-highest run-scorer Suresh Raina.
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Duminy's bowling line-up consists of Brett Lee, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan and Imran Tahir. Lee donned jersey of KXIP during initial seasons of IPL, before making a move to KKR. Malinga has been a regular feature for MI’s lineup over years and is also amongst leading wicket-takers in history of IPL. two spinners in side, Muralitharan and Tahir, have been immensely effective for ir sides.
JP Duminy’s all-time IPL XI:
Chris Gayle, Adam Gilchrist (Wicket-keeper), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (Captain), AB de Villiers, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Imran Tahir.
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13:05 IST, May 30th 2020