Wasim Jaffer picks his all-time IPL team, appoints Dhoni as its captain

Foreign player's spots have been occupied by West Indies' swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle, all-rounder Andre Russell, Afghanistan's spinner Rashid Khan, and Sri Lanka's veteran pacer Lasith Malinga.

Mumbai: Former Indian batsman Wasim Jaffer on Sunday chose his all-time Indian Premier League (IPL) team and picked MS Dhoni as its captain.

Jaffer's team features opener Rohit Sharma, current Indian skipper Virat Kohli, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Suresh Raina. Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been picked as 12th man by Jaffer.

Wasim Jaffer is a former Indian Test opener.

While the foreign player's spots have been occupied by West Indies' swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle, all-rounder Andre Russell, Afghanistan's spinner Rashid Khan, and Sri Lanka's veteran pacer Lasith Malinga.

Earlier this month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to postpone the IPL to April 15, 2020, as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 outbreak.

Wasim Jaffer's all-time IPL team.

The board also assured that it will work in unison with the Sports Ministry and will adhere to the guidelines issued.

The 13th edition of IPL was scheduled to commence from March 29.