Published 12:18 IST, July 20th 2020

Sreesanth surprisingly named in Kerala captain Sachin Baby's all-time IPL XI

Sreesanth, whose ban is set to end this year in September, has been added by Kerala in the list of Ranji probables with Sachin Baby as the captain of the team.

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coronavirus pandemic has brought all cricketing activities to a halt. re has been cricketing action in India for last four months. IPL 2020, which was slated to start on March 29, was postponed indefinitely due to global crisis which has given cricketers ample time to interact with ir fans.

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Sachin Baby picks all-time IPL XI, names MS Dhoni as captain

While some cricketers have resorted to social media, ors have been busy choosing ir all-time IPL teams. latest to join this bandwagon is Kerala captain Sachin Baby. While speaking to sports presenter, Dr. Yash Kashikar on Instagram, southpaw went on to pick his all-time IPL XI as he picked some of best players he has played with and against.

Sachin Baby started by picking Rohit Sharma and Chris Gayle as openers of his all-time IPL XI team. Rohit Sharma is most successful skipper in IPL with four titles to his name while Chris Gayle, who is an IPL veteran, is w with KXIP and has become ir batting mainstay. 

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middle-order comprises of his former RCB teammates Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers who can take game away from opposition in a jiffy. At . 5, Sachin Baby picked Suresh Raina. pick comes as a surprise because Suresh Raina has batted at . 3 for majority of his IPL career. However, Sachin Baby gave him a dual role of a finisher and accumulator depending upon situation. 

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Baby n picked MS Dhoni as wicketkeeper and also named him as captain of his all-time IPL XI. former RCB man n chose Hardik Pandya as only all-rounder in his team. Baby's bowling attack has a lone spinner in form of Rashid Khan while three pacers make  cut into his team.

Kerala l picked Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mitchell Starc and Sreesanth as three speedsters. Sreesanth's inclusion comes as a major surprise considering fact that right-arm pacer hasn’t played in IPL since 2013 season and was banned for spot-fixing during tournament. However, Sreesanth's ban is set to end this year in September.  Kerala team has also ded him in list of Ranji probables with Sachin Baby as captain of team.

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Sachin Baby claims Sreesanth is still t match fit

Recently, Sachin Baby me a huge claim about Sreesanth's fitness. Baby opined that Sreesanth is still unplayable, he maintained his stand on his bowling but said that that 38-year-old is t ‘match fit’. While speaking to Cricketdictor, Sachin Baby said that Sreesanth and he have been training toger for last seven years and ded that he always likes to bowl.

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Sachin Baby furr said that Sreesanth has been maintaining his body well. He claimed that match fitness is t with him but still he is fit and bowling well in nets. Sachin Baby mentioned that y were looking forward to Sreesanth's comeback. He also said that after ongoing rainy season in Kerala, Sreesanth will be back in match fitness too because he is working extremely hard.

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12:18 IST, July 20th 2020