No Virat Kohli In Adam Gilchrist’s All-time IPL Champions XI

The former Australian wicket-taker, Adam Gilchrist, has picked up his all-time champions' eleven from the Indian Premier League (IPL). To be part of the list, the players will have to win at least one trophy in the tournament.

That has ruled out Virat Kohli, who is yet to win the title for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 17 seasons. Most of the players are from the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Mumbai Indians (MI), who have won five titles each.

Adam Gilchrist picks MS Dhoni to lead his all-time IPL champions XI

The former wicket-keeper batter has picked the opening pair of David Warner and Rohit Sharma for the eleven. Warner is the fourth leading run-getter in the tournament history with 6565 runs in 184 innings at an average of 40.52 and a strike rate of around 140, thanks to 62 fifties and four centuries.

Rohit is the second highest run-getter of the franchise with 6928 runs in 263 innings at an average of just below 30 and a strike rate of 131.93, thanks to 46 fifties and two centuries.

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Suresh Raina, at number three, has contributed with so many impressive knocks and is the leading run-getter with 5528 runs at a strike rate of 136.73, thanks to 39 fifties and one century. Suryakumar Yadav has changed the IPL with so many cracking knocks.

In this league, Yadav has notched up 4104 runs in 147 innings at a strike rate of 148.05, thanks to two centuries and 27 fifties. MS Dhoni will lead the side, which has won five titles in the T20 tournament.

Gilchrist mentioned how Kieron Pollard has changed the dynamics of the game with many important knocks for the Mumbai Indians. He will walk to bat at number five in the eleven.

Adam Gilchrist picks Jasprit Bumrah in the bowling department and avoids Andre Russell

Gilchrist has gone with two spinners in the franchise, including the left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja and the mystery spinner, Sunil Narine. Jadeja has earned 168 wickets in 223 innings at an economy rate of just below eight.

Narine is the fourth highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 190 IPL scalps in 186 innings at an average of 25.68 and an economy rate of below seven, with seven four-wicket and one five-wicket haul at the best bowling figure of 5/19 in an innings.

For the powerplay bowling with the new ball, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is on the side. The veteran has collected 193 wickets in 186 IPL innings at an average of 21.44 and a strike rate of 7.63.

Gilchrist has kept both Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga in the eleven. Bumrah can bowl in any situation of the game, including the first six overs and the last four overs of the innings.

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The MI pacer has 178 wickets in 141 innings at an average of 22 and an economy rate of 7.26 with the best bowling figure of 5/10 in an innings. He could also use the slower deliveries to fox the batters in the death overs.

Malinga, on the other hand, has claimed 170 scalps in the IPL in 122 innings at an average of just under 20 and an economy rate of 7.14, shouldering the best bowling figure of 5/13 in an innings.

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Adam Gilchrist’s all-time IPL Champions XI

David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, MS Dhoni (c & wk..), Ravindra Jadeja, Sunil Narine, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Bhuvneshwar Kumar