Ab de Villiers betrays Suresh Raina to pick his all-time IPL XI

The former batter of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has betrayed some of the great batters and bowlers in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to pick his all-time XI. He has kept Rohit Sharma and Matthew Hayden as the two openers of the team. The former is the second leading run-getter of the event with 7046 runs in 267 innings at a strike rate of 132.09, having scored 47 fifties and two centuries.

Hayden had always displayed his aggression over the years in the league. Virat Kohli and Suryakumar have been slotted at number four and five in the line-up. The former RCB captain is the leading run-getter of the league with 8661 runs in 259 innings at a strike rate of 132.85, while Sky has smashed 4311 runs at a strike rate of 148.65.

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De Villiers has put himself at number five, having drilled 5162 runs in 170 innings at a strike rate of 151.68, notching up three centuries and 40 fifties. Hardik Pandya is the genuine all-rounder of the eleven, as MS Dhoni is the wicket-keeper batter.

AB de Villiers avoids several notable players to pick his all-time IPL XI

Dhoni is the sixth-highest run-getter of the list with 5439 runs in 242 innings at an average of 38.30 and a strike rate of 137.45, having 24 half-centuries at the best score of unbeaten 84 runs. Hardik drilled 224 runs at a strike rate of 163.50 in the last season as they finished in the playoffs of the competition.

Jasprit Bumrah, the sixth leading wicket-taker of the IPL, has also found his position in the all-time XI of AB de Villiers. He has grabbed 183 wickets in 145 innings at an average of 22.02 and an economy rate of just over seven. Surprisingly, he has kept Daniel Vettori and leg spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal, in the side.

Chahal is the leading wicket-taker of the league with 221 scalps in 172 innings at an average of under 23 and an economy rate of nearly eight. Lasith Malinga has used his yorkers and smart bowling over the years to get success, having picked up 170 wickets in 122 innings at an average of under 20 and an economy rate of 7.14.

Ab de Villiers’ all-time IPL XI

Rohit Sharma, Matthew Hayden, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, AB de Villiers, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lasith Malinga, Daniel Vettori.