Two of the finest wrist-spinners in white-ball cricket, India’s Yuzvendra Chahal and Afgha෴nistan’s Rashid Khan𒀰, during a recent interaction on Instagram, have picked their combined Indo-Afghan ODI XI.
Rashid had no hesitation in picking the lethal opening combination of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma who have dominated world crick♋et, facing the new 𒀰ball.
At number three, Rashi🌠d made the obvious choice of Virat Kohli, the best batsman in the world in ODI cricket currentl🎃y.
Following Kohli, the leggie opted for t🍒eam🌜mate Rahman Shah, who has been ever-consistent for his country in the 50-over format.
The middle order of the combined XI comprised KL Rahul and MS Dhoni. Chahal prescribed a rotational policy for the all-rounders’ slot, between Hardik Pandya and Mohammad Nabi.
Both Pandya and Nabi have been marquee all-round𝓡ers for their respective countries for a substantial peri♌od of time by now.
The bowling lineup consisted of an Indian pace att🀅ack, namely, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami; and Afghan spin attack consisting of Mujeeb-ur Rahman and Rashid himself.
Later, Chahal and Rashid came to an agreement of bowling five overs each, sharing their quota of ove𒉰rs.
Here is Chahal and Rashid’s India-Afghanistan combined XI:
Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rahmat Shah, KL Rahul, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya/Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bu🌳mrah, Mohaꦡmmed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
The 29-year old Afghan sensation has already made his mark in T20 franchise cricket worldwide. Rashid has excelled in top leagues around the globe, featuring for Ade﷽laide Strikers (BBL), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Quetta Gladiators (PSL) and Guyana Amazon Warriors (CPL).
