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Moeen Ali (Source: Twitter)
The renowned English all-rounder Moeen Ali was a key player for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL and a participant in the ODI World Cup last year has opted not to select batting legends Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar. Instead, he has chosen a former Indian captain as the top Indian player of all time. According to the 36-year-old spin-bowling all-rounder, who has previously led the England team, MS Dhoni, the captain of the 2011 World Cup-winning team, holds the title of the greatest Indian cricketer of all time.
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In a widely circulated video on the internet the star player of CSK, Moeen Ali was questioned about his top 5 Indian players of all time. He ranked Dhoni as No. 1, followed by Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Yuvraj Singh. Notably, the list excluded the current India captain Rohit Sharma and any of the Indian bowlers.
“For me No. 1 is Dhoni. He was a great player but people forget how good he was. It is everything he won as a captain for India. Virat (Kohli) No.2 because he is great and one of the best players,” said Moeen in a recent interview with Samp Group.
Watch the video here:
Virender Sehwag my favorite batter: Moeen Ali
Ali ranked the legendary Sachin Tendulkar at number three the most prolific batter in the history of international cricket, with 100 centuries to his name. For the fourth spot, the off-spinner chose the destructive opener Virender Sehwag, renowned for tormenting bowlers in his era, boasting a Test strike rate of 82.23 and being one of four players to score two triple centuries in Tests.
“It pains me to say this but he (Sachin) is No.3 because of him being Sachin and I think he started the (art) of proper batting. There was Sunil Gavaskar as well but he was before my era so I didn’t see a lot of him. But Sachin was just different level. My favourite batter is Virender Sehwag because he was something different. The way he batted in Test matches, ODIs and T20s, he scored massive and he destroyed bowlers,” he further said.