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David Warner reveals his all-time India-Australia IPL XI: Yuvraj, Watson miss out
At no.5 and no.6 come big hitting all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Glenn Maxwell. CSK skipper M.S. Dhoni comes in at no.7 and is also the wicketkeeper of the side.
Australia opening batsman and Sunrisers Hyderabad powerhouse David Warner revealed his all-time Indian Premier League (IPL) XI team comprising of Indian and Australian players. Speaking in an interview to commentator Harsha Bhogle for Cricbuzz, Warner gave a list of eleven players whom he would like to be in his all-time IPL XI team. But several big stars including former India left-handed batsman Yuvraj Singh and all-rounder Shane Watson missed the cut.
Warner’s former Aussie teammate Watson, who hammered the match-winning hundred in the IPL 2018 final against Sunrisers Hyderabad for Chennai Super Kings, also failed to make the cut.
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For the opening pair, the Aussie backed himself along side Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma.
Warner picked Kohli at the no. 3 position, while CSK veteran Suresh Raina was picked to bat at the no. 4 slot by the 33-year-old. Warner went on to pick all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Glenn Maxwell for no. 5 and no.6 position, while former India skipper and three-time IPL title winner MS Dhoni made it as the no. 7 batsman in the side, and also the wicket-keeper in the team.
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In the pace department, Warner went with his Australia teammate Mitchell Starc, alongside India pacer Jasprit Bumrah and former India seamer Ashish Nehra. For the lone spinner’s spot, Warner named either Kuldeep Yadav or Yuzvendra Chahal.
Meanwhile, Warner also went on to address similarities between him and Kohli. “If you’re in that contest, and if I’m going at him for example, you’re thinking, ‘Alright, I’m going to score more runs than him, I’m going to take a quick single on him’. “You are trying to better that person in that game. That’s where the passion comes from,” he added.
(With agency inputs)
