Limited-overs skipper of Pakistan Babar Azam has been making the right noises with the bat in recent times. His graph has gone up significantly with former cricketers comparing him with the likes of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. Recently, Babar Azam sat down to pick his India-Pakistan combined T20I XI.
India and Pakistan have produced many fiercest battles on the cricket field. They like to keep their emotions on their sleeves whenever they went up against each other. Also, both nations have produced some of the greatest cricketers of all-time.
Babar Azam names his India-Pakistan combined T20 XI
While speaking to Harsha Bhogle on a Cricbuzz show, Babar Azam picked Rohit Sharma and himself as openers in his combined India-Pakistan T20I XI. India skipper Virat Kohli will come at No. 3 followed by Shoaib Malik and former India captain MS Dhoni.
Kohli has been in stunning form in the last few years taking Indian cricket to greater heights. Although he is yet to fire this year, but Kohli has proved himself enough to walk into any XIs. Meanwhile, speaking about Dhoni, he is the best finisher modern-cricket has witnessed. His ability to calculate risk and win matches for his side sets him apart from the rest.
Babar Azam picked Hardik Pandya as the sole all-rounder in the side. Adding further, Shadab Khan and Kuldeep Yadav will guard the spin department while Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi, and Jasprit Bumrah will complete the squad. Bumrah is currently the best in the business with his ability to mix up slower and yorkers in the death overs.
Babar Azam India-Pakistan combined T20I XI
Rohit Sharma, Babar Azam, Virat Kohli, Shoaib Malik, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav