Bengaluru, April 22: Australian spin legend Shane Warne has unveiled his "All-time XI" in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the Twenty20 tournament entered its 10th edition this year.
Warne, who is the first captain to win the inaugural IPL in 2008 with Rajasthan Royals, announced his "Best XI" in the history of IPL in reply to a question on Facebook on Saturday (April 22).
On his Facebook page, Warne was asked, "Sportsmate - cricket live & I have a question for you. What is your all time playing 11 from the #IPL over the last 10 years ? Remember you are only allowed 4 overseas players !!!!!!"
Warne wrote, "My team would be....." and unveiled his choice of players. He picked Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the captain.
For the first time in IPL, Dhoni is not a skipper of any team. Ahead of this season he was removed from the leadership role of Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS). He now plays under Steve Smith at Pune.
Dhoni is the most successful captain in IPL. He led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to two titles (2010 and 2011). The 35-year-old also holds the record for most IPL matches as skipper. He led in 143 matches, winning 83 and losing 59. One was no result.
The Australian picked Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum, Jacques Kallis and Lasith Malinga as the four foreign players in the line-up.
One notable name missing from the list is Suresh Raina. He is the leading run scorer in the history of IPL. Raina is now the captain of Gujarat Lions (GL).
Here is Warne's "All-time IPL XI"
1. Chris Gayle (Overseas player) - West Indies - Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
2. Brendon McCullum (Overseas) - New Zealand - Gujarat Lions (GL)
3. Jacques Kallis (Overseas) - South Africa - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) coach
4. Virat Kohli (RCB)
5. Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians - MI)
6. Yuvraj Singh (Sunrisers Hyderabad - SRH)
7. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain) - Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS)
8. Ravindra Jadeja (GL)
9. Harbajan Singh (MI)
10. Lasith Malinga (Overseas) - Sri Lanka (MI)
11. Umesh Yadav (KKR)
Note: Players' teams as per IPL 2017 season. Kallis is now coach.
Here's my all time #IPL team over the last 10 yrs what's yours @KP24 @MichaelVaughan @robkey612 ?@ProCricketLive https://t.co/bzraIIAoLJ
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) April 22, 2017
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