Ricky Ponting picks Delhi star, two ex-IPL winners for his top BBL team of all-time

With BBL 2020 in full swing, Cricket Australia has a challenge for ir fans. board has invited all BBL fans to assemble ir greatest all-time BBL teams, holds barred, to celebrate ten successful seasons of tournament. CA has also enlisted services of an Australian great himself - Ricky Ponting - to encour public and to give m some pointers on what a GOAT of BBL team would look like. Here's who me cut to feature in ex-Aussie skipper's side. 

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Ricky Ponting's all-time greatest BBL XI

Legendary Aussie player, coach and w commentator, Ricky Ponting picked his best team from history of Big Bash League. Unlike public version of challenge, Ponting was asked to pick his team under older BBL rules that allowed just two international players to play for side in any given game. Choosing to put his trust in numbers, Ponting picked his team purely on basis of stats.

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While re are a few surprises in his XI - most tably exclusion of tournament's highest scorer Chris Lynn - re can't be very many complaints with side. It is unsurprising to see that some big names from list, like Ponting's choice for .1 and captain, Aaron Finch, his all-rounders, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis and his spinners of choice, Rashid Khan and Lasith Malinga are also prominent players of ir respective IPL teams. Here's how his XI lines up: 

Openers: Aaron Finch (C) and Shaun Marsh

current Reneges squ members are BBL veterans, with 112 matches and 4136 runs between m.

Numbers 3 and 4: Br Hodge and Glenn Maxwell

Hodge was one of earliest stars of BBL and, playing from its most initial years, ended his career re with 50 matches and 1412 runs at an SR of 134.35. Maxwell has been on a roll since his terrible outing at IPL this season. With a strike rate of 150.62 and 1830 runs from his 71 matches, his inclusion in this list is surprise.

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Numbers 5, 6 and 7: George Bailey, Marcus Stoinis and Matw We (WK)

Ponting picked his ex-Hurricanes teammate, Bailey, for his high strike rate in death, while ding Stoinis for some of power-hitting skills he showed us in IPL this year and his ability to bat at most spots. Meanwhile, We found a spot over Alex Carey as choice keeper for his better finishing abilities.  

Both of Ponting's international allowances feature in his bowling lineup of Sean Abbott, Rashid Khan, Ben Laughlin and Lasith Malinga. Abbott's '91' lifetime wickets and his "gun" fielding make him Ponting's first pace bowling option. Laughlin is BBL's highest wicket-taker, with 110 scalps to his name, while Rashid and Malinga's reputations as ecomical, wicket-taking options are well kwn. 

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Im Credits: Melbourne Stars and AP