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With the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) done and dusted, former India pacer S Sreesanth has revealed his team of the tournament. IPL 2023 came to an end earlier this week with a thrilling finale between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

In a rain-affected game, Gujarat Titans scored a mammoth total of 214 for 4 in the allotted 20 overs after being asked to bat first. Sai Sudharsan starred with the bat, scoring 96 while Wriddhiman Saha also scored a fine fifty at the top of the order.

In reply, Chennai Super Kings chased down the revised total of 171 in 15 overs on the very last ball of the game. With 10 runs needed from the last two balls, Gujarat Titans were looking destined to win the clash and defend their title before Ravindra Jadeja hit Mohit Sharma for a six and a four to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat for his side.

S Sreesanth’s IPL 2023 team of the tournament:

Talking about S Sreesanth’s Best IPL 2023 XI, the former fast-bowler has picked just one overseas star in the team and has snubbed the likes of Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Devon Conway and other good performers. The only overseas player in his team is star leg-spinner Rashid Khan.

Talking to Star Sports, S Sreesanth began by saying that MS Dhoni would lead his side. He then proceeded to reveal his batting lineup and picked Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill as the openers. At number 3, he went for Virat Kohli before picking Ajinkya Rahane.

For the number 5 spot, he picked Mumbai Indians star Suryakumar Yadav before saying that either Shivam Dube or Rinku Singh will take the finisher’s role at number 6.

“MS Dhoni will lead my side. (Yashasvi) Jaiswal and (Shubman) Gill are going to open for me. No. 3 will be Virat Kohli. No. 4 – the way (Ajinkya) Rahane has been playing is insane. So I will surely put Rahane,” said S Sreesanth.

“SKY (Suryakumar Yadav) is going to be my No. 5. Then I will have Shivam Dube because of the way he has been performing. It will be slash Rinku Singh. My keeper obviously will be Mahi bhai (Dhoni),” he added.

For the bowling department, the World Cup-winning fast-bowler said that he would literally pick Gujarat Titans’ bowling attack for his side, saying:

“Bowling unit will be literally GT bowling unit because Mohammad Shami, I will have Rashid (Khan), and I will have Yuzvendra (Chahal) from Rajasthan Royals, and one more bowler will be (Mohammed) Siraj.”

S Sreesanth’s best IPL 2023 XI:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube/Rinku Singh, MS Dhoni (c), Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj

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