All-time best overseas IPL XI
The overseas players not only elevate the quality of cricket being played, but they have also helped IPL become a global brand, and perhaps even the most competitive tournament in the sport.
11. Lasith Malinga
Perhaps the only player along with Gayle who will easily make it to an all-time IPL XI as well, Lasith Malinga has been nothing short of brilliant. In a format dominated by the batsmen, he was the first pacer to show batsmen that bowlers were not just for batsmen to hit them.
The highest wicket-taker in the IPL, Lasith Malinga has picked an astonishing 170 wickets in just 122 games. He’s picked in excess of 10 wickets in all seasons he’s played since his debut for the Mumbai Indians in 2009. His slingy action has been the end of many batsmen time and time again.
Nobody nails yorkers as well as Malinga. Along with Pollard, he’s been one of Mumbai’s mainstays and has been an integral part of each of their 4 title wins. No other bowler in the history of the IPL has been able to destroy batsmen the way Malinga has. While he’s past his prime now, Malinga continues to be a potent T20 bowler and Mumbai are sure to rely on him to bail them out of difficult positions like he has for almost 11 years.
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