IPL 2018: Coaches/Mentors XI

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All-rounder and wicket-keeper

Jacques Kallis

Possibly the best all-rounder to have graced the sport, Jacques Kallis is the only player on this team who is equally adept with both the bat and the ball. Out of the seven seasons in IPL, Kallis played three for Royal Challengers Bangalore and four of them for Kolkata Knight Riders.

In 98 appearances, the South African scored 2427 runs courtesy 17 half-centuries. His best season with the bat came in 2010 when he amassed 572 runs at an average of 47. With the ball, Kallis picked 65 wickets and gave away runs at an economy of 7.89.

Robin Singh(WK)

Though the now Mumbai Indians batting coach didn't play in the Indian Premier League, he makes this team as a makeshift wicketkeeper. Known for being aggressive with the bat, he represented India in 136 ODIs and scored 2336 runs in them at a strike-rate of 75.

Singh played two T20s as well, back in 2005, for PCA Masters XI in the International 20:20 Club Championship. He got the opportunity to bat in one of those matches which saw him score 38 runs in 31 deliveries.

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