Greatest IPL XI of all time

A new season of the Indian Premier League(IPL) is almost upon us and it promises to be yet another exciting two months of cricket with players from all across the globe descending down to India.Over the years, there have been many stupendous performers in the T20 tournament who have played a key role in the success of their franchisees and also entertained fans across the globe with their pyrotechnics.Here’s an All-time Indian Premier League XI.

#1 Chris Gayle

One of the most devastating openers the game has seen, Chris Gayle has scored 2708 runs in 68 IPL matches at a strike-rate of 154.56. The 35-year-old Jamaican was initially bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009 but didn't quite set the stadium alight, scoring a combined tally of 463 runs in 2009 and 2010 seasons.

But a major turning point in his IPL career came when he was drafted into the Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) squad in 2011 in place of an injured Dirk Nannes and  that proved to be sensational replacement for the franchise.

The left-hander scored 608 runs in 12 matches in 2011 season, including 2 centuries and took home the Orange Cap for the most runs scored in a single season of the T20 tournament, that year. He went one better that next year, scoring 733 runs in 15 matches at a strike-rate of 160.74.

In the 2013 edition, Gayle scored 708 runs in 16 matches, that included a breath-taking 66-ball 175 not out against the Pune Warriors. However, the 2014 season didn't prove to be as fruitful for him, as he made just 196 runs in 9 matches with a best of 46.

The RCB are yet to win the IPL in its seven-year history and they would be hoping for this left-hander to play a massive role in helping them achieve that win this time around.