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IPL All-Time XI: KXIP and DC

by | Sep 16, 2020 | IPL, Miscellaneous

Day 2 of IPL All-Time XI: KXIP and DC!

Today, Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey forged a remarkable partnership to seal a memorable win for Australia, resulting in England’s team first ODI loss at home in 4 years.

Guess what? Maxwell will be representing Kings XI Punjab this season, while Carey will be playing for the Delhi Capitals, so let us talk about them today.

KXIP and DC – Who Are They?

DC and KXIP – these teams are an enigma. They have some of the best players but never manage to go far in the tournament barring a season here or there.

Delhi Capitals, formerly the Delhi Daredevils have had players like ABD, Dilshan, David Warner, even Andre Russell and Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik from the Indian contingent. For some reason, they performed well after they were released by Delhi.

Alright, Ready for the VOTING? Tip: Both teams have bought great players on paper in the past, but can you remember if they actually performed well with KXIP or DC?

The Catch:

  • Amla, Sangakkara, and Jayawardene all had good records at KXIP but did they play enough?
  • Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan are present in both lists, will you pick them in either? Does Yuvi even make it for Punjab?
  • Chris Gayle was a star for RCB, but has he done enough for KXIP?

Kings XI Punjab

Highlights: 2014 (Runners-Up), 2008 (3rd)

Audience Poll – KXIP – All Time XI

Pick 11 players from the list – with 4 foreign players maximum. You need to have a wicketkeeper and at least 5 bowling options.

My Kings XI Punjab – All Time XI

Well, here is our All-Time XI for KXIP. We have highlighted the 4 foreign players in our XI.

  1. Shaun Marsh (2008-2017)
  2. KL Rahul (2018-2019)
  3. Glenn Maxwell (2014-2017)
  4. George Bailey (2014-2015) – Captain
  5. David Miller (2012-2019)
  6. Wriddhiman Saha (2014-2017) – WK
  7. Axar Patel (2014-2018)
  8. Ravichandran Ashwin (2018-2019)
  9. Piyush Chawla (2008-2013)
  10. Parvinder Awana (2012-2014)
  11. Sandeep Sharma (2013-2017)

Honorable Mentions: Kumar Sangakkara (2008-2010), Adam Gilchrist (2011-2013), Praveen Kumar (2011-2013), Andrew Tye (2018-2019)

Audience Poll Results

  1. KL Rahul
  2. Virender Sehwag
  3. Shaun Marsh
  4. George Bailey – Captain
  5. Glenn Maxwell
  6. Yuvraj Singh
  7. Wriddhiman Saha – WK
  8. Axar Patel
  9. Sandeep Sharma
  10. Andrew Tye/ Mitchell Johnson (Tie)
  11. Piyush Chawla

Some Votes: Adam Gilchrist, Manan Vohra, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin

Less than 2 Votes: Kumar Sangakkara, Mandeep Singh, Paul Valthaty, Parvinder Awana, Praveen Kumar

Photo of Virender Sehwag
Photo of David Miller
Photo of Yuvraj Singh
Photo of Adam Gilchrist
Photo of AB de Villiers; Faf and ABD Friendship
Photo of George Bailey

Audience Poll – DC

Highlights: 2009, 2012, 2019 (3rd), 2008 (4th)

My DD/DC – All Time XI

  1. Virender Sehwag (2008-2013) – Captain
  2. David Warner (2009-2013)
  3. Sanju Samson (2016-2017)
  4. Shreyas Iyer (2015-2019)
  5. Rishabh Pant (2016-2019) – WK
  6. JP Duminy (2014-2016)
  7. Chris Morris (2016-2019)
  8. Amit Mishra (2008-2019)
  9. Umesh Yadav (2010-2013)
  10. Morne Morkel (2011-2013)
  11. Shahbaz Nadeem (2011-2018)

Honorable Mentions: Kagiso Rabada (2017-2019), Mohammad Shami (2014-2018), Kedar Jadhav (2010-2015), Quinton de Kock (2014-2016)

DC XI – Audience Poll

  1. David Warner
  2. Virender Sehwag – Captain
  3. Shikhar Dhawan/ Prithvi Shaw (Tie)
  4. Ab De Villiers/ Kevin Pietersen (Tie)
  5. Shreyas Iyer – Wicketkeeper
  6. Rishabh Pant
  7. JP Duminy/ Chris Morris/Morne Morkel (Tie)
  8. Amit Mishra
  9. Kagiso Rabada
  10. Umesh Yadav/Irfan Pathan (Tie)
  11. Shahbaz Nadeem

Less than 2 Votes: TM Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Gautam Gambhir, Quinton de Kock, Dinesh Karthik, Sanju Samson, Kedar Jadhav, Ashish Nehra, Dirk Nannes

COMMENT BELOW to share your XI or if we missed a player you would have liked. Share, subscribe to the blog, and enjoy!

And visit this post if you missed our All-time XI with RR and KKR and RCB.

Sources: Cricinfo Stats, Cricinfo IPL All-Time XI

Image Courtesy: Yuvraj Singh – lensbug.chandru / via CC 2.0; Virender Sehwag – Flying Cloud – Indian Cricket Team / via CC 2.0; David Warner – Original photograph: NAPARAZZI Flikr Crop: Ham105 / CC BY-SA 2.0 ; George Bailey – NAPARAZZI / CC BY-SA 2.0; David Miller – NAPARAZZI / CC BY-SA 2.0; ABD Villiers – Deon Maritz from Cape Town, South Africa / via CC 2.0; Adam Gilchrist – Nick-D / CC BY-SA 3.0

IPL All-Time XI: RR and KKR

by | Sep 16, 2020 | IPL, Miscellaneous

Well, well, well, the IPL is here. It is that time of the year. Okay not quite, 2020 is weird. Anyway, six months delayed, but IPL-13 is finally here.

Cricket has restarted and England has done their part in hosting West Indies, Pakistan, and Australia. Now it is time to jump ship across to the U.A.E. for the Indian Premier League.

ESPNCricinfo recently did a series on all-time IPL XI teams. Although we agree on some players, I have a different take on most teams. So for the next few days, we will be doing IPL All-Time XI, 2 teams each day.

Why not start with the teams that inspired the IPL craze? Yes, I am talking about the winners of the 1st IPL, Rajasthan Royals, and Kolkata Knight Riders for whom Brendon McCullum blazed 158 in the first game of the IPL.

All-Time XI – Rules

First, we will first give you a chance to vote on who you think should be in the All-Time XI and then display our All-Time XI.

  • Limit to 11 players per team (you can play around with the balance of the team)
  • Maximum of 4 foreign players in the XI
  • Needs to be able to field a team (a wicket-keeper and 5 bowling options at least)

Note, with major auctions every three years, several players may be in multiple All-Time XI teams.

Rajasthan Royals

Highlights: 2008 (Champions), 2013 (3rd), 2015, 2018 – (4th)

My Rajasthan Royals – XI

Here is my Rajasthan Royals XI. I picked several players from their 2008 winning campaign.

Note: The foreign players are in bold.

  1. Jos Butler (2018-2019) – WK
  2. Rahul Dravid (2011-2013) – (C)
  3. Shane Watson (2008-2015)
  4. Ajinkya Rahane (2011-2015; 2018-2019)
  5. Sanju Samson (2013-2015; 2018-2019)
  6. Brad Hodge (2012-2014)
  7. Yusuf Pathan (2008-2010)
  8. Ravindra Jadeja (2008-2009)
  9. Shreyas Gopal (2018-2019)
  10. Sohail Tanvir (2008)
  11. Siddharth Trivedi (2008-2013)

Honorable Mentions: Steven Smith (2014-2019), Shane Warne (2008-2011), Swapnil Asnodkar (2008-2011), Stuart Binny (2011-2019)

Audience Poll – RR XI

The results are in! We received about 29 votes. Here is what the audience voted for:

  1. Rahul Dravid – Captain
  2. Shane Watson
  3. Ajinkya Rahane/Steven Smith (tie) [*Smith will not make it in because of the foreign quota of 4]
  4. Sanju Samson – WK
  5. Jos Butler
  6. Ben Stokes
  7. Ravindra Jadeja
  8. James Faulkner/Shane Warne (tie)
  9. Dhawal Kulkarni
  10. Munaf Patel
  11. Pravin Tambe/Shreyas Gopal (Tie)

*Note: Jofra Archer had more votes than Munaf Patel but because of the 4 foreign players quote, he lost to Faulkner/Shane Warne by one vote.

Missed out by Barest of Margins: Jofra Archer (the irony), Yusuf Pathan, Sohail Tanvir

Some Votes: Siddharth Trivedi, Shaun Tait, Stuart Binny, Krishnappa Gowtham

Less than 2 Votes: Johan Botha, Swapnil Asnodkar, Naman Ojha, Dishant Yagnik, Brad Hodge

Was there another player you would have liked to see? Comment Below!

Kolkata Knight Riders

Highlights: 2012, 2014 – (Champions), 2017, 2018 – (3rd), 2011, 2016 – (4th)

My KKR XI

Here is my KKR XI. Most of the players are from the 2012-2014 generation in which KKR won twice.

  1. Sunil Narine (2012-2019)
  2. Gautam Gambhir (2011-2017)
  3. Jacques Kallis (2011-2014)
  4. Robin Uthappa (2014-2019)
  5. Manish Pandey (2014-2017)
  6. Dinesh Karthik (2018-2019)
  7. Andre Russell (2014-2019)
  8. Piyush Chawla (2014-2019)
  9. Morne Morkel (2014-2016)
  10. Umesh Yadav (2014-2017)
  11. Kuldeep Yadav (2016-2019)

Honorable Mentions: Chris Lynn (2014-2019), Yusuf Pathan (2011-2017), Shakib Al Hasan (2011-2017), Manvinder Bisla (2011-2014)

Audience Poll – KKR XI

  1. Gautam Gambhir – Captain
  2. Manish Pandey
  3. Robin Uthappa
  4. Shakib Al Hasan/Morne Morkel (Tie)
  5. Jacques Kallis (Tie with 5.)
  6. Dinesh Karthik – WK
  7. Andre Russell
  8. Sunil Narine
  9. Umesh Yadav
  10. Kuldeep Yadav
  11. Piyush Chawla

*Note: Shakib, Morkel, and Kallis are tied so 2/3 can fill in the spots. (If it is a turning pitch, we will play Shakib; otherwise, Morne it is).

Missed out by the Barest of Margins: Brendon McCullum (irony #2 – had to be from New Zealand), Brett Lee, Chris Lynn, Ishant Sharma, Sourav Ganguly

Some Votes: Lakshmipathy Balaji, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Shoaib Akhtar, Nitesh Rana, Yusuf Pathan

Less than 2 Votes: Manoj Tiwary, Manvinder Bisla, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Rajat Bhatia, Iqbal Abdulla

Please vote and share with your friends to see what their best XI is? PLEASE SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, AND COMMENT BELOW ON WHAT YOU THINK!

Next time we will analyze the Best XIs of DC and KXIP. Let the games begin!

For other IPL All-Time XIs, check this page out. For other World XIs, check this page out.

Sources: Cricinfo Stats, Cricinfo IPL All-Time XI

Image Courtesy: Shane Watson – NAPARAZZI / CC BY-SA 2.0; Shane Warne – Chris Brown / via CC 2.0; Jacques Kallis – Kolkata Knight Riders – Official / via CC 3.0; Dinesh Karthik – Dee03 / CC BY-SA 3.0; Sunil Narine – Kolkata Knight Riders – Official / via CC 3.0