The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 is scheduled to be commencing on September 19 and players have already started to talk about the players that they are most keen on watching this season. Some players have recently gone on to name their ‘Best XI’ for the upcoming IPL 2020. Former spinner Brad Hogg, speaking on his YouTube channel also decided to come out with his Best XI for the upcoming tournament.

The surprise element of Hogg’s Best XI was he excluded former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni, who retired from international cricket last month. He also decided to not pick Ab De Villiers and Chris Gayle in his best XI, and this was his reasoning for that.

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Explaining the same, Brad Hogg said, “I haven’t got MS Dhoni or AB de Villiers or Chris Gayle in there. They are a little bit long in the tooth. Little bit old. But they can turn things around and be in my final XI at the end of the tournament.”  Another element of surprise in Hogg’s XI came when he decided to pick Kane Williamson as the captain of the team. 

The New Zealander, who plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), is not even the captain of his franchise, with the Australian David Warner leading the SRH. But Hogg argued differently as he said, “Williamson has a good head on his shoulders and he is a great ambassador for the game.”

Brad Hogg’s team has Mumbai Indians (MI) captain, Rohit Sharma along with the SRH skipper in David Warner as the openers. Virat Kohli is his No 3 batsman, while the skipper of his side, Williamson to bat at no.4.

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Rishabh Pant has been appointed at No 5 and will also be the wicket-keeper for his team, declared Hogg. He has also picked Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and Ravindra Jadeja as the three all-rounders for his XI. The three specialist bowlers for Hogg’s Best XI consist of the Indian trio of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Jasprit Bumrah.

Hogg’s IPL 2020 XI:

David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Rishabh Pant, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah