Former Team India opener and current head coach Gautam Gambhir has recently selected his all-time India XI. In this team, he has included legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni and Zaheer Khan, but he has not included legendary Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev as well as Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Jaspreet Bumrah in his team. Rohit-Gavaskar are counted among the best openers in the history of Indian cricket, while Jaspreet Bumrah has made his place among the best bowlers of India by performing brilliantly in all three formats.
In a video shared by Sportskeeda, Gautam Gambhir has chosen Virender Sehwag along with himself as the opening batsmen of his all-time India XI. At number 3 and 4, he has chosen Rahul Dravid along with ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar.
Gambhir has placed Virat Kohli at number 5 in his team and Yuvraj Singh, who played a key role in helping India win the 2007 and 2011 T20 World Cups, at number 6.
The wicketkeeper in Gautam Gambhir’s all-time India XI is none other than former captain MS Dhoni.
Gambhir has included a total of four fast bowlers in his team, which includes two spinners and two fast bowlers. He has selected Ravichandran Ashwin along with Anil Kumble in his All-Time India XI as two spinners, while among the fast bowlers, he has included Irfan Pathan along with Zaheer Khan.
Gautam Gambhir’s all-time India XI: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan