Lendl Simmons names his all-time T20 XI; picks four Indian players

Lendl Simmons names his all-time T20 XI; picks four Indian players

Lendl Simmons

West Indies flamboyant opening batter Lendl Simmons has picked his best all-time playing XI for the shortest format of the game. In a fun exercise while interacting with the media, he revealed that former India skipper MS Dhoni will be the captain of his fantasy team.

Coming to the openers of his side, Simmons named ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle and current India T20I skipper Rohit Sharma. These two batters are amongst the finest T20 players across the globe. At number three, the right-hander placed India’s Virat Kohli, who is one of the leading run-scorers in limited-overs formats.

Former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers and West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard found themselves at number four and five respectively. These two have exceptional T20 numbers and records against their names.

MS Dhoni dons the wicket-keeping gloves in Simmons’ XI

MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni

As mentioned earlier, Dhoni, who’s the captain of the T20 team picked the Windies cricketer, will also be the man behind the stumps. The 40-year-old is one of the most successful leaders of all time as he led India to lift the maiden ICC T20 World Cup title in 2007. He has also clinched four Indian Premier League (IPL) trophies as the captain of the franchise of Chennai Super Kings (CSK). 

In the bowling department, Simmons opted for Rashid Khan and Sunil Narine as two spinners. On the other hand, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kagiso Rabada are the two fast-bowling options in the Trinidadian’s side.

Lendl Simmons’ All-time T20 XI

Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Keiron Pollard, MS Dhoni (C&WK), Dwayne Bravo, Rashid Khan, Sunil Narine, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Kagiso Rabada

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