Gautam Gambhir did not give place to Rohit Sharma in his team.
Former Team India opener and current head coach Gautam Gambhir has recently selected his all-time India XI. In his team, Gambhir has included legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni and Zaheer Khan. But he has not included legendary batsmen 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 Jasprit Bumrah has made himself the best bowler in the world 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.
Gautam Gambhir gave Virat Kohli the number five spot
Gambhir has placed Virat Kohli at number 5 in his team and Yuvraj Singh, who played an important role in India winning the 2007 and 2011 T20 World Cups, has been placed at number six. Gautam Gambhir has placed MS Dhoni as the wicket-keeper in his all-time India XI.
Gambhir has selected a total of four bowlers in his team, which includes two spinners and two fast bowlers. As two spinners, he has selected Ravichandran Ashwin along with Anil Kumble in his All-Time India XI, 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