IPL 2018 : The best Overseas XI of this season

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Shakib-al-Hasan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

The best all-rounder in the world.

If Williamson and Rashid Khan were stealing the spotlight in this IPL with their impressive performances for SRH, Shakib al Hasan was silently playing his part for the team with his bat as well as the ball. While all of SRH middle order struggled to score runs on a regular basis, Shakib always contributed with the 20s or 30s that used to make the difference in the final score. The same goes for his excellence with the ball in hand.

Acting as a pillar in the SRH middle order in all the 17 matches, Shakib scored 239 runs in 13 innings at an average of 22 and strike rate of almost 120. However, he had a significantly better season as a bowler, as he was involved in 14 dismissals of the opposition batsmen. With a bowling economy of 8.00, Shakib was one of the best all-rounders in this season.

Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)

A true Champion.

Ever since he jumped ship from Mumbai Indians to Chennai Super Kings in 2011, Dwayne Bravo has grown a thousand times as a player to become one of the best cricketers in the shortest format of the game. Twice the winner of the purple cap in the last five years, Bravo again had a phenomenal season for the Yellow Army as he played a vital role in the team's journey to the finals in their return season.

Between CSK's opening contest against Mumbai Indians to their summit clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dwayne Bravo played 16 matches for the team and scored 141 runs at a strike rate of almost 155 and average of over 135. With the bowl in hand, Bravo took 14 wickets at an economy of 9.96.

Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)

The most aggressive batsman of this season.

What a season did the Kolkata Knight Riders have in 2018? Termed as one of the weakest squads in IPL 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders finished as the third best team courtesy of some great overall teamwork. However, it was the efforts of their two retained players that had the biggest impact on their impressive season. Famed for his powerful and aggressive batting, Andre Russell was again at his destructive best in the KKR middle order.

Batting at number 6 or 7 throughout the season, Big Dre Russ scored 316 runs at a mammoth strike rate of almost 185 and an average of over 28. With the bowl, Russell was the backbone of the inexperience KKR bowling lineup. He accounted for 13 wickets in 16 matches at a slightly disappointing economy of over 9, but his strike rate of 17.46 was one of the best in the season.