Sreesanth picks Rohit Sharma as captain ahead of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli in his T20 XI

Whatever might have happened in Sreesanth’s career post 2013, no one can look away from the fact that he was a part of India’s biggest triumphs since the turn of the millennium. The pacer, who claimed a combined 169 wickets across all formats, was adamant about the idea of maintaining the same side for all formats.

After picking MS Dhoni and KL Rahul to complete the middle order, the Kerala man picked Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja as the all-rounders in the side. Kuldeep Yadav made it in as the specialist spinner while Jasprit Bumrah, along with Sreesanth, formed the pace attack. However, the most surprising pick wasn’t in the selection but rather the name of the leader of the team. Sreesanth decided to overlook both Dhoni and Kohli while choosing his skipper and instead went with MI captain Rohit Sharma.

India XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, KL Rahul, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, S Sreesanth.