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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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India head coach Gautam Gambhir has recently unveiled his all-time World XI, featuring three players from Pakistan.

Gambhir’s all-time XI consisted of players from various cricketing nations whom he competed against during his 13-year-long international career.

The former southpaw picked Australia’s aggressive opening duo of Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden, who were instrumental to the country’s third consecutive ODI World Cup in 2007.

The lineup also features former South African swashbuckling batter AB De Villiers, followed by West Indian legend Brian Lara.

De Villiers earned the nickname “Mr. 360” due to his remarkable skill in hitting the ball to all areas of the field, showcasing his exceptional range as a batsman.

On the other hand, Lara was renowned for his graceful and technically sound batting style, which captivated fans with its elegance and finesse.

Gambhir picked former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq for his batting prowess in the middle order.

Inzamam was renowned for his exceptional talent in stabilizing the innings and effortlessly switching gears based on the requirements of the match.

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The Indian head coach’s lineup was further bolstered by the presence of three renowned all-rounders, namely, Australia’s Andrew Symonds, Pakistan’s Abdul Razzaq, and England’s Andrew Flintoff.

Symonds was an explosive batting all-rounder, who could bowl handy off-spin, while Razzaq and Flintoff were considered complete all-rounders, who could change the course of the match with their equally good abilities with both bat and ball.

Sri Lanka’s legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was chosen as the sole spinner in Gambhir’s all-time World XI.

Muralitharan holds the record for taking the most number of wickets in both Test and ODI cricket.

South Africa’s Morne Morkel, who is currently serving as the bowling coach under Gambhir, was picked to share the pace bowling duties with Pakistan’s fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.

Akhtar, the fastest bowler to ever play the game, was famous for his fearsome pace bowling.

Gautam Gambhir’s All-time World XI: Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, AB de Villiers, Brian Lara, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Andrew Symonds, Abdul Razzaq, Andrew Flintoff, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shoaib Akhtar, Morne Morkel

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