Dinesh Karthik snubs KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav from his all-time India T20I XI

Overview

• Dinesh Karthik picked India's All-time T20I XI on behalf of the Cricbuzz panel, which features some controversial picks and snubs
• The team features players like Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy with a low longevity in International cricket
• Likewise, some of the top Indian T20I players like KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, and Arshdeep Singh are snubbed from the team

Dinesh Karthik picked India's All-time T20I XI on behalf of the Cricbuzz panel, which features some controversial picks and snubs. The team features players like Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy with a low longevity in International cricket. Likewise, some of the top Indian T20I players like KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, and Arshdeep Singh are snubbed from the team.

The openers in Karthik's team are Abhishek Sharma and Rohit Sharma. While the latter's selection in justified given his longevity, Abhishek hasn't even played more than two years in T20Is. Virat Kohli was picked by the former wicketkeeper as the undisputed Number 3 and regarded him as one of the greatest T20 players of all-time.

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At number 4 and 5 were Suryakumar Yadav and Yuvraj Singh, whose selection was justified for their legacy. Karthik regarded Hardik Pandya as India's most valuable player and slot him in at 6. He picked MS Dhoni as the wicketkeeper batter and the captain of the side at number 7.

Major names missing from Dinesh Karthik's All-time India T20I XI

Karthik preferred Axar Patel as the bowling All-rounder at 8 and a relatively newer player to T20Is, Varun Chakravarthy, as the second spinner. Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were the two pacers in Dinesh's side. Some of the top Indian T20I players like KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, and Arshdeep Singh were snubbed from the team.

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Rahul is the fourth-highest run scorer for India and averages 37.75 with a strike rate of 139.12. Kuldeep averages just 14.07 and has an economy of 6.77 in T20Is. Arshdeep is India's leading wicket-taker in the format and played a key role in the T20 World Cup 2024 win, where he was the leading wicket taker.