Right-handed IPL XI of all time

Spinners:

#8 Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin's top-notch off spin flummoxed many batsmen

Ravichandran Ashwin has always been a consistent performer in the domestic circuit but it was his IPL exploits that first made him a household name. Since then, he grew in stature and it did not take long for him to displace Harbhajan Singh as the national team's frontline spinner in both formats.

Ashwin's off-spin has plenty of variations and is famous for 'carrom ball' that can catch the batsmen off-guard. He can bowl brilliantly in the power play overs too, which strengthens his case further.

Ashwin was one of the vital cogs of the Chennai Super Kings team. He became Dhoni's go-to-man whenever he needed wickets and more often than not, he delivered.

Harbhajan (average of 26.65 and an economy of 6.95) too is an excellent choice for the role of the off-spinner and gives Ashwin a run for his money. But, the tall offie from Madras again prevails over him (average of 24.99 and an economy of 6.54) but only by a wafer-thin margin.

#9 Amit Mishra

With his large bag of tricks, Mishra can be too hot to handle

Due to the presence of two great spinners in the form of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra's international appearances were few and far between. With selectors looking to inject fresh blood, Mishra did not get many opportunities even after the retirement of the greats. However, he remained a formidable force in domestic cricket and in the Indian Premier League, he accomplished enough to be regarded as one of the tournament's greatest bowlers. In the IPL, Mishra bagged 134 wickets in 126 matches and only Lasith Malinga took more wickets.

Unlike most of today's spinners, Mishra is not afraid of giving the ball a good amount of flight and possesses a fine googly as well. Mishra also holds the distinction of taking three hat-tricks in the IPL.

Many teams may not generally prefer playing two frontline spinners but without Mishra, the burden of spin will fall solely on Ashwin as both Watson and Pollard are pace-bowling allrounders. In India, a good number of pitches offer fine assistance for the spinners, and hence, a wicket-taking spin option like Mishra deserves a slot.