Former Australian opening batter Matthew Hayden has picked the team of the tournament for IPL 2023. Interestingly, he has given a place to Mahendra Singh Dhoni more for his captaincy than his batting. The interesting part is Hayden has not given the place to Virat Kohli and also to Shivam Dube who stood strong as the pillar of the CSK’s middle order. Hayden has chosen his eleven while talking to star sports.
In this team, he has picked Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad as his opening batters. For number three, Faf Du Plessis is his main choice who has carried the RCB batting in this entire tournament. For number four, Mumbai India’s star middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav has made the spot.
Hayden has got two best all-rounders in this team in the form of Australian Cameron Green and CSK’s Ravindra Jadeja who helped Chennai Super Kings to win the fifth IPL trophy. For wicket-keeper and captain, Hayden has got Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Talking about the bowling options, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed are the two spin options who have bowled brilliantly for Gujarat Titans this season. For the pace attack, Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma have grabbed the spot.
Matthew Hayden Playing XI for IPL 2023:
Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma.
