The T20 World Cup started on 16 October. While Sri Lanka and the Netherlands have advanced to the Super 12s since the first round, the final two teams will be decided by the West Indies vs Ireland and Scotland vs Zimbabwe matches today. This will be followed by the most exciting phase of the tournament where big teams like India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, and England will be seen facing each other. The process of making predictions about this World Cup by cricket pundits continues. Some are talking about the top 4 teams of the semi-finals, while some are talking about the playing XI of the teams. Meanwhile, cricket expert Harsha Bhogle has selected the all-time playing XI of the T20 World Cup.

Harsha Bhogle has named only one Indian player in the all-time T20 World Cup playing XI selected on Cricbuzz, while West Indies, England, Australia, and Pakistan have two players each. His playing XI also has one player each from Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Harsha Bhogle told that he has selected the players on the basis of numbers, how their figures are in the T20 World Cup, as well as he has also said that the players in his playing XI will play at the same number where he used to play for his team.

Openers - Chris Gayle and Jos Buttler

Harsha Bhogle has picked West Indies' Chris Gayle and England's Jos Buttler as openers for his all-time T20 World Cup playing XI. Harsha said that David Warner, Tillakaratne Dilshan, and Mahela Jayawardene were also in this race, but according to the statistics, Jos Buttler is at the forefront. At the same time, with the presence of Butler, the team will also get a left-right combination. Gayle has scored 965 runs in 31 innings in the T20 World Cup with a strike rate of 142.75, while Buttler has 574 runs in 21 innings at an average of 41.

Middle Order - Virat Kohli, Kevin Pietersen, and Michael Hussey

Harsha Bhogle has named Kevin Pietersen and Michael Hussey along with Virat Kohli in the middle order of his all-time T20 World Cup playing XI. In this mega event, Kohli scored runs with the bat at an average of around 77, while he was also the Player of the Tournament in 2014 and 2016. Kevin Pietersen averages 44.61 in the T20 World Cup, while his strike rate is over 148. He was also the Player of the Tournament in the 2010 T20 World Cup when England won the title. He has chosen Michael Hussey as number 5. He wanted to choose AB de Villiers and Yuvraj Singh over Hussey, but because of his poor average, he chose Michael Hussey over him. Hussey's average in T20 World Cup is 54.62.

All-rounders - Shahid Afridi and Shane Wasson

Harsha Bhogle's all-time T20 playing XI has Shahid Afridi as the spin all-rounder and Shane Watson as the pacers' all-rounder. Afridi has taken 39 wickets in the T20 World Cup with an economy of 6.72, while Wasson has taken 22 wickets in this mag event. Afridi was also the Man of the Tournament in the 2007 T20 World Cup.

Bowlers - Umar Gul, Lasith Malinga, Trent Boult, and Samuel Badree

Harsha has picked Umar Gul and Lasith Maliga in view of their excellent death bowling, saying that both of them prove to be very effective in the final overs. At the same time, he has given Trent Boult a place in the playing XI for taking wickets in the powerplay. Harsha was also considering Dale Steyn during this time, but he eventually went to this left-arm fast bowler. In this team, he has selected the only spinner Samuel Badree.

Harsha Bhogle All-Time T20 World Cup Playing XI -Chris Gayle, Jos Buttler, Virat Kohli, Kevin Pietersen, Michael Hussey, Shahid Afridi, Shane Watson, Umar Gul, Lasith Malinga, Trent Boult, Samuel Badree