The Best right-handed IPL eleven of all time

The exciting IPL 2022 is just a day away and the cricket fans literally cannot hold their calm for the never seen format before. There is an abundance of right-handed legends in the cricket fraternity. And making the best right-handed IPL 11 of all-time among all them is quite a difficult task. Also, choosing only 4 overseas players makes the task a bit hectic. Let's see a look at the best right-handed IPL eleven of all time selected by SportzPoint.

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KL Rahul

KL Rahul is truly a "KL-assy" cricketer. The Orange cap winner of IPL 2020 is our first opener in this esteemed line-up. His past performances, contribution has mostly been impeccable and convincing enough to be adding this list. From IPL 2022 onwards, he will be seen leading the new franchise, Lucknow Supergiants.

Rohit Sharma

Starting the IPL as a young talented cricketer to winning the title 5 times, Rohit Sharma did it all. His influence and performance do not need any introduction. His elegant batting and statistics in the limited-over format are enough to prove why he is sitting in this list of the best right-handed IPL 11 or all time.

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Virat Kohli

Finding someone to bat after the first wicket rather than Virat Kohli is a huge problem. Be it international cricket or any T20 league, the former Indian captain knows how to be at his best. Over the past seasons, Kohli has established himself to be the highest individual scorer and the highest overall scorer in IPL. He started his IPL journey with Royal Challengers Bangalore as a teenager and still continues to be a part of the same franchise.

AB de Villiers

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There are some reasons why people name the legend AB de Villiers "Mr 360" and compare him with an alien. Each and everyone loves to watch ABD in his element except the opposition on the field. Even the fielders have no clue where he is going to throw his next shot. Over the years he single-handedly took forward the middle batting lineup of Royal Challengers Bangalore when others failed to do so. Without him, this list would have been incomplete.

MS Dhoni

It is a cakewalk for anyone and everyone to choose Mahendra Singh Dhoni on this list. The former Indian captain is undoubtedly one of the greatest finishers and a true legendary captain. Being in the fifth position, the wicketkeeper batter has extreme potential to lead the team and contribute through his batting and wicketkeeping skills. From winning trophies for CSK in IPL to the Indian team, Dhoni has done everything. He has a lot to offer as a cricketer and is the absolute perfect fit for this position.

Dwayne Bravo

West Indies has a powerhouse of talented cricketers when it comes to the limited-overs. With the likes of Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, they have produced some legends in this format. We are including Dwayne Bravo in our list of the best right-handed IPL 11 of all time for his ability of wicket-taking skills along with scoring runs in the death overs. He might not be a firey hitter but has enough potential to score runs at the needed moments.

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Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan is associated with the T20 league since 2017. He was a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise for the last 4 years and now will be seen playing for Gujarat diets from IPL 2022. The Afghanistan leg spinner is impressing everyone since his initial days. He got to play only 76 IPL matches in these years where he scalped a total of 93 wickets.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

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The Indian cricket team always had some problems in searching for a suitable pacer for the team. Well, the team found one in Bhubaneswar Kumar in recent times. There was a time when Bhubaneswar played with Dale Steyn and Trent Boult in the same Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise. Even after playing with such big names, he was successful in building his own name among all. His ability to swing the ball appropriately is enough to leave the batter in a bad position. His record of taking 142 wickets in 132 IPL matches is enough to keep him in this lineup.

Amit Mishra

There are so many players who could not make their name in International Cricket due to different reasons but are one of the pivotal players in domestic cricket. Amit Mishra is one of those cricketers. His record of scalping 166 wickets in 154 matches completely depicts his caliber and his accomplishment to be considered as one of the greatest bowlers in IPL.

Lasith Malinga

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It is not that difficult to find a good spinner these days. But it becomes closely impossible when someone needs to find a spinner like Lasith Malinga. He clearly knew how to make the process difficult for batters and dominate them with his precise yorkers. Be it good swings, slower ball, or bouncers, the team can rely on Malinga to do it all. The former MI cricketer holds the record of taking the highest number of wickets in IPL even after playing his last season in 2019. He holds the record with 170 wickets in 122 matches

Jasprit Bumrah

The name Jasprit Bumrah is enough to give the fans a sense of relief in intense moments. Bumrah started his IPL career playing for Mumbai Indians in 2013 and still continues to be one of the strongest pillars of the franchise today. He is one of the most prolific bowlers of Mumbai Indians and the Indian cricket team with some unbelievable records to his name. He played 106 IPL matches till today and picked up a total of 130 wickets.

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