2024-08-16 14:24:39
Who is the best captain in the history of India? If you want to find the answer to this question, the name of Mahendra Singh Dhoni should come first. But Dinesh Karthik didn’t put that Dhoni in India’s all-time best XI. Not only that, Sourav Ganguly, who changed India, was not included in the XI.
Karthik gives his picks for India’s best ever XI on Cricbuzz on the occasion of India’s Independence Day. It can be seen that Dhoni’s name, who won India an ODI and T20 World Cup, is nowhere to be found. Even Kapil Dev, the captain who won the 1983 World Cup for India, did not get a place.
Karthik’s opening XI includes Virender Sehwag and India’s current Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma. Karthik placed India’s former coach and ‘The Wall’ fame Rahul Dravid at third. Karthik has placed master blaster Sachin Tendulkar at number four. Who had to be kept.
Five is Virat Kohli, one of the greats of modern cricket. Six is Yuvraj Singh, the hero who made India the champion in the 2011 World Cup. Ravindra Jadeja is with him. Karthik did not keep any wicketkeeper in the team!
Karthik has kept two pacers along with two spinners in the bowling unit. Anil Kumble of yesteryear is with Ravichandran Ashwin. Pace section also has a mix of ekal with ekal. Karthik has paired Jasprit Bumrah with Jasprit Bumrah, one of the best pacers in the world today.
Karthik’s Best Ever India XI:
Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Jasprit Bumrah and Zaheer Khan.
Twelfth Player: Harbhajan Singh.