ESPNcricinfo has announced the best XI for IPL 2026, naming Rajat Patidar as the captain. While Virat Kohli and Orange Cap winner Vaibhav Suryavanshi are the openers, star performers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan have been excluded despite scoring over 700 runs. The team includes Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, and all-rounders Nitish Reddy and Krunal Pandya. The bowling lineup features Kagiso Rabada, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sunil Narine, Jofra Archer, and Saqib Hussain. https://odishasambad.in/shubman-gill-sai-sudharsan-not-named-in-this-ipl-2026-best-playing-11/ #creator program