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Former Chennai Super Kings star Michael Hussey, on Thursday, named the IPL XI he would ‘hate to face’ and unsurprisingly picked his former skipper MS Dhoni as the captain of the side. Hussey’s star-studded XI also featured Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, David Warner, AB de Villiers, and Andre Russell.

One of the two mainstays of RCB’s batting unit, AB de Villiers has admitted that Virat Kohli is more reliable than him as a batsman but attested that he is more aggressive than the Indian. The Proteas star also recalled how Kohli gradually got better at playing intimidating short balls.

Renowned commentator Aakash Chopra, on Monday, named his ‘All time IPL XI’ and interestingly decided to omit both Chris Gayle and Andre Russell, and named MS Dhoni as captain. Chopra’s All Time XI also featured the obvious giants Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and AB de Villiers.

Being part of the RCB franchise, Parthiv Patel has admitted that Virat Kohli tones down his aggressive style of captaincy to a rather defensive one, owing to the team and the batsmen-friendly conditions. He has also made a note of how Kohli is always thinking about wickets in the Indian setup.