Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar has selected his all-time IPL XI. This season, under the captaincy of Patidar, RCB won the IPL trophy for the second consecutive time by defeating Gujarat Titans (GT) in the final. Now he has announced his favorite all-time IPL XI, which includes many big names.

However, the most surprising thing was that Patidar did not give place in this team to captain Rohit Sharma, who has won the IPL title five times.

Gayle and Kohli were made openers

Rajat Patidar gave the responsibility of opening his team to two veteran RCB players Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli. Both of them have performed brilliantly as openers in IPL.

Chris Gayle has scored 4489 runs in 122 innings as an opener in IPL. During this period he scored 6 centuries and 28 half-centuries. Whereas Virat Kohli, while opening, has scored 5684 runs in 144 innings. He has 9 centuries and 44 half-centuries to his name.

Suryakumar at number-3, this veteran in middle order

Patidar has selected Mumbai Indians' star batsman Suryakumar Yadav at number 3. After this he placed Suresh Raina at number-4 and AB de Villiers at number-5.

Raina has been one of the early and most successful batsmen of IPL, while De Villiers impressed cricket fans around the world with his different kind of batting. In such a situation, there is no dearth of experience and aggressive batting in the middle order of Patidar's team.

Hardik and Dhoni have the responsibility of finishing

Patidar has chosen all-rounder Hardik Pandya at number-6. Along with his fast batting, Hardik also gives balance to the team with his bowling.

At the same time, veteran wicketkeeper batsman MS Dhoni has got the place at number-7. With the presence of Dhoni, the team not only gets a finisher but also gets great experience in wicketkeeping and captaincy.

Steyn, Bumrah and two spinners in bowling

In the bowling department, Patidar has selected Dale Steyn and Jasprit Bumrah as his two fast bowlers. Steyn was known for his fast pace and aggressive bowling, while Bumrah has consistently performed well in the IPL.

In the spin department, Patidar chose Yuzvendra Chahal and Sunil Narine. Both the bowlers have given match-winning performances for their teams for a long time in IPL.

Rohit Sharma did not get place

The most talked about topic is the absence of Rohit Sharma's name in Rajat Patidar's all-time IPL XI. Under the captaincy of Rohit, Mumbai Indians have won the IPL title five times. Despite this, Patidar did not include him in his team.

Patidar's complete all-time IPL XI:

Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Suresh Raina, AB de Villiers, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni, Dale Steyn, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal and Sunil Narine.