Badrinath took to his YouTube channel to name the playing XII, as he named a main XI and an Impact Player.
Badrinath's team includes representatives from 7 of the 10 teams playing in the tournament. RCB and GT share the most players, with 3 each.
Subramanian Badrinath's IPL 2026 Team of the Tournament
In 14 matches, he has made 583 runs at an average of 41.6 and a ridiculous strike rate of 232. He also has 3 fifties and a century in this year's tournament. "Boss baby" Vaibhav has also hit 53 sixes in the tournament, which is already the second most for a single season in IPL history.
2. Shubman Gill (GT)
Badrinath picked Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill to partner Sooryavanshi at the top.
Gill has made six fifties this year and averages 47 while striking at 162.
Sudharsan has 638 runs with 7 fifties and a hundred in this year's tournament. He averages 49 while striking at 158. He and Gill have also formed the most formidable opening pair of the IPL over the last few years.
4. Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) (wk)
Klaasen has been the most consistent middle-order batter of IPL 2026, even if he hasn't been as explosive as before. Despite batting at No. 4 for most of the tournament, Klaasen has 606 runs in 14 matches at a batting average just over 50.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished the league stage of IPL 2026 in first place on the points table. Naturally, Badrinath chose their skipper, Rajat Patidar, to be the captain of this team as well.
6. Krunal Pandya (RCB)
RCB all-rounder Krunal Pandya came in at No. 6. Pandya has been one of the rare all-rounders who have performed well in two roles even during the Impact Player era.
With the ball, Krunal has taken 11 wickets at an economy rate just under 9 runs an over.
Sunil Narine did Sunil Narine things with the ball and ended the season with 15 wickets in 13 matches at a bowling average of 22.60 and an economy rate of just 6.64.
8. Bhuvenshwar Kumar (RCB)
Bhuveshwar has held the Purple Cap in this tournament for the longest time with 24 wickets in 14 matches. He also took one four-wicket haul this year.
After many years of struggling with injuries, Jofra Archer is back to his best in IPL 2026. Currently, he is the joint-third highest wicket-taker in the tournament, and his own team's highest wicket-taker.
10. Kagiso Rabada (GT)
Rabada is IPL 2026's joint-highest wicket-taker alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The Purple Cap, though, is currently with Bhuvneshwar because of his superior economy rate.
Badrinath said in his video that he was happy with either of these bowlers in the playing XI. Both uncapped Indian pacers have impressed with their skills in IPL 2026.
Prince Yadav took 16 wickets at an average of 28.68 with an economy of 8.82 runs per over.
Impact Player: Akeal Hosein (CSK)
Hosein was one of the lone bright spots for CSK's topsy-turvy IPL 2026 season. Hosein was used sparingly, and only as an Impact Player on pitches with help for spin.
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