Shakib Al Hasan names his IPL XI captain and it's neither MS Dhoni nor Rohit Sharma

Shakib Al Hasan has picked Gautam Gambhir as captain in his best IPL XI. Shakib has played under Gambhir's captaincy for Kolkata Knight Riders from 2011 to 2017 editions of Indian Premier League. He was also a part of KKR side when y had won two IPL titles in 2012 and 2014 seasons respectively. Kolkata had beaten MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in 2012 and edged past first-time finalists Kings XI Punjab during final over of a high-intense run chase where southpaw Piyush Chawla had hit winning runs. KKR had also finished as runners-up in w-defunct CLT20 in year 2014. 

Gambhir leads Shakib's IPL Playing XI

During his conversation with 'Voice of Indian Cricket' Harsha Bhogle on Cricbuzz, star Bangladeshi all-rounder picked his IPL Playing XI.

Here is Shakib Al Hasan's Playing XI:

David Warner, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir (C), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Rusell, Sunil Narine, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Laxmipathy Balaji, Umesh Yadav

tably, CSK's three-time IPL winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma who has led Mumbai Indians to four IPL triumphs are surprise omissions. 

After he was released by KKR in 2018, he had represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in next two editions of cash-rich league. He might have been retained by 2016 winners had he t been handed a two-year ban from all forms of cricket by International Cricket Council (ICC) for t adhering to regulations of governing body of world cricket's anti-corruption unit. 
Even though stylish number three batsman was t involved in any spot-fixing scandal, he did t report same to ICC. He would complete his ban in October 2021 i.e. supposedly during ICC T20 World Cup 2021 that is scheduled to be held in India.

(Im Courtesy: AP)

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