Ashwin’s 2026 Team of the Tournament has the most players from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who won the IPL 2026, but he named Shubman Gill as his captain despite the Gujarat Titans suffering a heartbreaking defeat in the final on May 31 in Ahmedabad.
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Virat Kohli dropped to No. 3 despite a stunning season as opener
It was a shocking call, as Virat Kohli also dominated the 2026 season as an opener for RCB and played a key role in RCB’s historic title triumph as Virat Kohli amassed 675 runs at an impressive average of 56.25 and a strike rate of 165.84. Despite this, Virat Kohli was slotted in at No. 3 by Ashwin.
Nitish Kumar Reddy also found a place in Ashwin’s team. The young all-rounder contributed more than 300 runs and 8 wickets in 14 matches in SRH’s playoff qualification, and the former Indian all-rounder picked Reddy to strike an excellent balance to his team.
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Kagiso Rabada to lead Ashwin's bowling attack
Kagiso Rabada, who finished as IPL 2026's highest wicket-taker with 29 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 21.58, leads Ashwin’s fast bowling attack, and he will share the new ball duty with the RCB seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who enjoyed a dream season with 28 wickets in 16 matches at an average of under 18 and an economy rate of 7.95.
R Ashwin's IPL 2026 Team of the Tournament:
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Heinrich Klaasen, Rajat Patidar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Krunal Pandya, Jamie Overton, Sunil Narine, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kagiso Rabada
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