Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni has left aside all time from India-Afghanistan de Gulbadin Naib before the Asian Cup 2025

In a recent exclusive interview with Cricracker, Afghanistan versatile Gulbadin Naib offered a fascinating overview of his cricket spirit by revealing his India-Afghanistan of all time combined XI. The selection, which was widely shared on social media platforms, is daring and unconventional, notably omitting two of the most revered cricket icons in India, Rohit Sharma And Mrs Dona.

India-Afghanistan of all time of Gulbadin Naib combined XI before the Asian Cup 2025

The team organized by Naib, before Asia Cup 2025is built on a clear strategic basis, starting with its choice of opening. He explained his process of reflection for the summit of the order, declaring: “I would like to go with the left left opening combination – Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the sleeves. Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Mohammad Nabi and Hhelik Pandya are the following to occupy my XI “,” This choice of a combination of left-right hand also extends to the middle order, offering a balance and a challenge for opposite quasses.

The team has a formidable versatile nucleus with the Afghanistan veteran Mohammad ProphetThe dynamics of India Hherik Pandya, and a difficult choice between Azmatullah Omarzai And Ravira Jadaja. Naib also named his favorite quisors, with a strong inclination to his compatriots. He continued, “Rashid Khan goes captain on my side. A player between Azmatullah Omarzai and Ravira will Jadeja as a versatile. Jasprit Bumrah, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Naveen-Ul-Haq are other players who are part of my XI of all time.” By appointing Rashid as captain, Naib cemented his preference for a leader in his own country, presenting the depth of talents and leadership within the Afghan team.

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Absence of emblematic Indian legends MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma

The most spoken aspect of NAIB’s selection is undoubtedly the absence of two of the biggest names in Indian cricket, Rohit and Dhoni. While NAIB’s choices were deliberate and on the basis of specific team consolidation principles, the omission of these famous figures aroused significant debate. The decision to choose the young and aggressive Jaiswal on Rohit as the first open testifies to the preference of Naib for a modern and fearless approach, while the choice of Gurbaz as a Guiche-Froid goalkeeper, in place of the legendary Dhoni, further underlines his concentration on the current form and the whiteball dynamism.

This bold decision has shown the independent thought of Naib and his desire to make unconventional decisions that go against popular opinion. His choices also reflect a strong feeling of pride in the talent of cricket of his own country, because he gave places to three Afghan, Mujeeb, Naveen and Captain Rashid, leaving aside from other accomplished Indian all. The resulting XI is a fascinating team and starting the conversation which questions the traditional notions of which belongs to a team “of all time”.

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