He gave some interesting names in his all-time IPL XI.
Legendary AB de Villiers has named his all-time best IPL XI, naming as many as four Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) players, including himself. He also gave some interesting names for other slots, which are surprising and interesting at the same time.
NDS
136/3
CDK
–
ODW
–
NDT
–
EDR
–
WDL
–
CDK
–
NDT
–
KSP
–
GUI
–
WIM
–
GUI
–
KSP
–
CPP
–
CPP
–
WIM
–
KSP
–
WIM
–
GCC
66/6
RUCC
162/1
Rugby CC beat Gaming CC by 96 runs
SLG
64/0
GCC
61/8
Sloggers won by 10 wickets
SLG
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RUCC
–
GCC
–
PIR
–
RUCC
–
PIR
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
NAJC
159/9
CCC
57/4
Nabajyoti Club beat City Cricket Club by 24 runs (D/L) method
BCC
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NVR
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GTC
–
NAJC
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91YC
–
CCC
–
EST-W
–
GIB-W
116/4
PCR
–
KRMPS
–
BCC
–
BNC
–
TCC
–
CEC-A
–
MEL
111/9
PHG
71/10
Melaka beat Pahang by 40 runs
SEL
97/0
KELN
93/10
Selangor beat Kelantan by 10 wickets
PENG
90/10
PUT
91/9
Putrajaya beat Penang by 1 wickets
PRK
127/0
SRAK
123/10
Perak beat Sarawak by 10 wickets
MAR
170/5
ROC
167/6
Marlins beat Rockets by 5 wickets
RAY
154/8
MAR
155/5
Marlins beat Rays by 5 wickets
PRS
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MAR
–
HTW
–
SHLW
–
MDW
–
BBW
–
PAJ
111/7
PMW
177/3
NPB
–
EAE
–
WI
135/8
PAK
133/9
West Indies won by 2 wickets
WI
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PAK
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ESN
100/1
SWT
157/6
ESN
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SWT
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WIU19-W
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USAU19-W
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On Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast, the four RCB players he named were Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Daniel Vettori. Kohli is an IPL legend who holds the record for most runs in the tournament, scoring 8661 runs at an average of 39.54 and a strike rate of 132.85 in 259 innings, including 63 fifties and eight centuries.
AB himself has a marvellous IPL record, with 5162 runs at an average of 39.70 and a strike rate of 151.68 in 170 innings, comprising 40 fifties and three centuries. Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal is the leading wicket-taker in the competition, with 221 wickets at an average of 22.76 in 172 innings, including eight four-wicket and a five-wicket haul.
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Daniel Vettori is a surprising name, but has done reasonably well in IPL, snaring 28 wickets at 31.39 runs apiece in 34 innings and scored 121 runs at an average of 15.12 in 17 outings. The reason to include Vettori in this elite list might be his captaincy credentials, as he led RCB 28 times and won 15 matches at a win% of 53.37, including their run to the final in 2011.
AB de Villiers picked Rohit Sharma and Matthew Hayden as openers in his all-time IPL XI. Rohit is the second-leading run-getter in the league, scoring 7046 runs at an average of 29.72 and a 132.09 strike rate in 267 outings, comprising 47 fifties and two centuries.
Further, he chose another swashbuckling batter, Suryakumar Yadav, in the middle order to partner himself and Kohli. Suryakumar has 4311 runs at an average of 35.04 and a strike rate of 148.65 in 151 innings, with 29 fifties and two hundreds.
He selected MS Dhoni, who has won five IPL titles as captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and boasts a terrific batting record. Hardik Pandya, who has been among the finest all-rounders in the competition since his debut, is the other player in the batting unit of AB’s XI.
Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga were other bowlers apart from Chahal and Vettori to find a place in the team. Both bowlers are in the top ten wicket-takers in the league’s history and have contributed immensely to the Mumbai Indians’ success.
Rohit Sharma, Matthew Hayden, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, AB de Villiers, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lasith Malinga, Daniel Vettori
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