No Virat Kohli as Babar Azam picks his T20I World XI

Pakistan star batter Babar Azam has revealed his dream T20I World XI, featuring cricketers from Pakistan, South Africa, England, India, Australia, and Afghanistan.

Babar has surprisingly ignored the third-highest run-getter of the shortest format, Virat Kohli, in his World XI.

Virat Kohli has amassed 4188 runs in 125 T20I internationals at an average of 48.69 with the help of 38 half-centuries and one century.

Making an appearance on the Off Topic Zalmi Podcast, Babar was asked to name a T20I XI, with the restriction that no more than two players could be selected from a single country.

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Babar Azam picked destructive Indian batter Rohit Sharma and Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan as his openers in the XI.

Rohit Sharma is the leading T20I run-scorer with 4231 runs in 159 matches with the help of five hundreds and 32 half-centuries.

At no 03, he picked the dynamic left-handed batter Fakhar Zaman. Babar has opted for India’s Mr Dependable in T20I cricket, Suryakumar Yadav, for the No. 4 position.

For the No. 5 spot, Babar Azam went with England’s hard-hitting wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler, followed by the South African duo of David Miller and Marco Jansen, both capable of hitting the long ball in the last phase of the innings.

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At No. 8 came Afghanistan’s spin wizard Rashid Khan, who is known for his magical spin bowling.

Babar Azam opted for a heavy pace attack featuring the likes of Australia’s Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, along with England speedster Mark Wood.

Babar Azam’s T20I World XI:

Rohit Sharma (India), Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan), Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan), Suryakumar Yadav (India), Jos Buttler (England), David Miller (South Africa), Marco Jansen (South Africa) Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Pat Cummins (Australia), Mitchell Starc (Australia), and Mark Wood (England).

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