Lynn and Rahane Name All-Time T20 XIs During World Cup, Excluding Kohli

The contrasting picks underscore different yardsticks for T20 greatness during a tournament-heightened conversation.

Overview

Chris Lynn revealed his all-time T20 XI to CricTracker, omitting Indian stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli while selecting Gayle, Warner, McCullum, de Villiers, Pollard, Bravo, Dhoni, Rashid, Bumrah, Malinga and Starc.
Ajinkya Rahane unveiled an all-time right-handed T20 XI on a Cricbuzz video that left out Virat Kohli, choosing Rohit Sharma, Jos Buttler, Suryakumar Yadav, AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Lynn explained his opening pair of Gayle and Warner for sustained top-order dominance and cited Brendon McCullum’s pioneering influence at No. 3.
Rahane emphasized role-specific impact by installing Dhoni as captain-finisher, pairing Russell and Bravo as all-rounders and opting for a two-spinner setup with Harbhajan and Chahal.
Both lists surfaced during the 2026 T20 World Cup and drew wide reaction across cricket media and social platforms without formal responses from the players mentioned.