Moeen Ali, an all-rounder for England, has selected his all-time top five Indian cricketers. The 36-year-old maintained the top spot for his captain of the Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni, and India’s best batsman, Virat Kohli. Having captained India to three ICC trophy victories, Dhoni is notably the second-most successful captain in limited-overs cricket. However, with 80 international centuries, Kohli is the second-most successful batter of the contemporary era in all formats.
Dhoni is my number-one pick. People tend to overlook his greatness as a player. In a recent interview with Samp Group, Moeen stated, “Virat Kohli is No. 2 because he is great and one of the best players.” It is all he won as an Indian captain.
Ali chose Sachin Tendulkar, the most productive batsman in international cricket history, at number three. With 100 centuries to his credit in international cricket, Tendulkar is regarded as one of the best batters to have ever played the game.
“He’s at number three because, well, he’s Sachin Tendulkar, and he probably invented the game of proper batting,” the painfully honest Sachin Tendulkar said. There was Sunil Gavaskar as well, although I didn’t see him too often because he lived before my time. But Sachin Tendulkar was simply on a different plane,” Moeen Ali continued.
The off-spinner retained the dangerous opener, Virender Sehwag, at number four, despite his reputation for causing many bowlers of his era to have restless nights. Among the four players to make two triple hundreds in Test cricket, the opening batsman had a strike rate of 82.23.
Because Virender Sehwag was unique, he is my favorite batter. He went on, “He scored massive runs and completely destroyed bowlers with the way he batted in Test matches, ODIs, and T20s.”
Some have likened me to Yuvraj Singh, according to Moeen Ali
At number five, the cricketer from Birmingham retained the services of the late Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, whose outstanding efforts with the bat and the ball in the 2011 ODI World Cup enabled the Men in Blue to break a 28-year drought. In the event, the southpaw amassed 362 runs and claimed 15 wickets, earning him the coveted title of “Player of the Tournament.”
“Yuvraj Singh is the batter that I looked up to. Naturally, I tried to emulate him to some extent, and people have kind of likened me to him. It was incredible to watch how he played and used his bat. He said, “He was the best player to watch when he was in form.
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