Ricky Ponting Picks His Best all-time IPL Playing XI

Ricky Ponting picks MS Dhoni as captain of his all-time IPL XI

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has picked Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the captain of his all-time Indian Premier League XI, which comprises of seven Indians and four overseas players

AB de Villiers, who has dominated almost every single bowler and on numerous occasions single-handedly took the Royal Challengers Bangalore to victory was left out of the playing XI.

Apart from that, big names such as Sunil Narine and Brendon Mccullum were not included as well.

Ponting’s all-time IPL XI:

Openers: Chris Gayle and David Warner

Middle order: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Suresh Raina

Lower middle order and all-rounder: MS Dhoni (c and wk) and Dwayne Bravo

Spinners: Amit Mishra and Harbhajan Singh

Fast bowlers: Lasith Malinga and Ashish Nehra

Final Team:-

1) Chris Gayle (Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore)

2) David Warner (Delhi Daredevils, Sunrisers Hyderabad)

3) Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

4) Rohit Sharma (Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians)

5) Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions)

6) MS Dhoni (c) (wk) (Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant)

7) Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions, Mumbai Indians)

8) Harbhajan Singh (Mumbai Indians)

9) Amit Mishra (Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, Sunrisers Hyderabad)

10) Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians)

11) Ashish Nehra (Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Pune Warriors, Sunrisers Hyderabad)