People's choice for IPL dream team: Sachin best as captain

Though the auction for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is yet to be kicked off, few teams have already grabbed their favourite players, thus saving them from the auction bid. However, as per the rules of the IPL Governing Council, no team is allowed to retain more than four players. According to the rules, among the retained players, atleast three must be Indian and one foreigner. Your Dream Team Dainik Bhaskar had conducted a survey to ask the readers about their dream team. We had asked you which players you would want in your team being the owner of an IPL team. We got maximum participation and tremendous response from our readers. Readers picked a balanced team After counting the votes, we found that the team you selected was quite balanced and included openers, middle order batsmen, spinners, fast bowlers and wicketkeepers. Sachin Tendulkar - top choice for captaincy Master blaster Sachin tendulkar emerged as the first choice for captaincy. However, many readers want to see Virendra Sehwag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a captain. Virender Sehwag and Yousuf gets maximum votes As a player in the dream team, Viru and Yusuf Pathan got maximum votes, followed by Sachin, Yuvraj, Watson, Gambhir, Raina, AB Markel, Zaheer Khan, Mallinga, Harbhajan and Dhoni. Following is the IPL Dream Team of dainikbhaskar.com readers Opener Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar (captain) Middle Order Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan Wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni All-rounder Shane Watson, AB Markel Bowler Zaheer Khan, Lasith Mallinga, Harbhajan Singh

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