South African bowler Tabraiz Shamsi has picked his all-time T20 XI throughout an unique dialog with CricTracker. Shamsi’s prime 5 comprised three South Africans, specifically Quinton de Kock, AB de Villers and Faf de Plessis. The fourth Proteas participant, Imran Tahir, was one of many two spinners within the lineup alongside Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan.
Shamsi chosen the hard-hitting left-handed Chris Gayle as de Kock’s opening associate whereas he selected Virat Kohli for the No. 3 spot. He didn’t have any hesitation in choosing MS Dhoni as his wicketkeeper and skipper. Andre Russell, who not too long ago retired from worldwide cricket, was slotted in because the main all-rounder whereas the deadly proper hand-left hand bowling pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Starc was included because the frontline pacers.
Curiously, Shamsi didn’t embody Rohit Sharma in his roster. Rohit has a stellar tally of 4231 runs at a powerful strike fee of 140.89 in 159 T20Is (151 innings). As of August 2025, he stands at prime of the run-scoring charts in T20Is. He retired after captaining India to the title triumph within the 2024 T20 World Cup, ending with 257 runs in eight innings.
Tabraiz Shamsi’s all-time T20I XI:
Chris Gayle, Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, AB de Villers, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Andre Russell, Rashid Khan, Imran Tahir, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Starc
Talking about Shamsi’s T20I profession, he has 89 wickets in 71 matches at a powerful financial system fee of seven.39, together with three five-wicket hauls. The 35-year-old final performed a T20I within the T20 World Cup. He has not been part of the Proteas’ squad within the shortest format since then. Shamsi’s most-recent look within the nationwide setup was through the Pakistan Tri-Nation Collection involving New Zealand because the third crew.
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