Waiting eagerly for India's World Cup 2019 campaign to start against South Africa on June 5, I have grabbed this opportunity from Sportstar to build my World Cup Dream 11.
I believe my side will sweep away whoever comes in the way. Selecting this team proved very difficult because I was forced to leave out many favourites, most notably Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh. However, I thought this one through and let my head and not heart take charge.
Here's my team
Matthew Hayden (Australia)
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Virat Kohli (India)
Ricky Ponting © (Australia)
AB De Villiers (South Africa)
MS Dhoni (WK) (India)
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
Shane Warne (Australia)
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
12th Man: Graeme Swann (England)
Coach: Gary Kirsten
Given the pace firepower I have in my team, and Warne as the lone regular spinner, I decided to go with Ricky Ponting as captain. This too was a very difficult decision because my heart beats for Dhoni. Also, I am not too worried about the spin department because there isn't anything in the world of cricket that Sachin can't do.
The writer studies in Class X at Ahlcon Public School in Delhi.
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