IPL 2019: Best combined XI on paper

As far as the captaincy is concerned, it had to be one and only the mastermind Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni is one of the most successful captains in this mega event, having won the trophy thrice. He will also don the wicketkeeping gloves in this prodigious side, with Dinesh Karthik being the backup wicketkeeping option. Rohit Sharma will be the vice-captain of this side. Sharma, alongside MS Dhoni, is one of the most successful captains in the IPL. He has won the trophy four times, thrice with Mumbai Indians and once with the now extinct The Deccan Chargers

MS Dhoni is an architect of limited overs cricket

Final Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni (C/WK), AB De Villiers (F), Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell(F), Rashid Khan(F), Kuldeep Yadav, Trent Boult(F), Jasprit Bumrah

Note: All the players who are expected to leave the tournament mid-way or join the squads lately haven’t been considered. Also, one may argue that the side boasts only 5 bowlers, but the bowling lineup of this kind will hardly need a back up on most of the days.

*(F) indicates the four foreigners part of this squad

Extras:

Rishab Pant, Sunil Narine, Jayadev Unadkat, Chris Morris, Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Prithvi Shaw

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