The Indian Premier League’s 2025 Best XII was recently unveiled by former cricketer Irfan Pathan. He selected one player from the runners-up Punjab Kings and three players from the victorious Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Irfan chose Sai Sudharsan and Virat Kohli, a left-right combo, as his opening duo. Each of the two scored 759 and 657 runs in 15 innings. Even though Sudharsan was awarded the Orange Cap, Kohli’s powerful blows made the difference in multiple wins for his team. Jos Buttler of the Gujarat Titans came next at number three. Buttler made an impression in his maiden season with the Shubman Gill-led team, hitting 538 runs in 13 innings after seven arduous seasons with the Rajasthan Royals.
Iyer is chosen Irfan Pathan IPL 2025 captain.
In addition, Irfan Pathan selected Shreyas Iyer to lead the team. In addition to being crucial with the bat (he now holds the highest run total in the ten IPL seasons he has played in), the explosive middle order batsman also helped the PBKS reach the final during their incredible run.
The middle order was centred on Heinrich Klaasen and Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar was the second-leading run scorer at the end of the competition. He also set a new T20 record by becoming the first hitter to score more than 25 runs in all 16 IPL league games, with 10 being the second-best total. During the tournament, Klaasen scored 487 runs at a strike rate of 172.69.
When it came to his performance in the final overs, Naman Dhir was maybe the most deadly batter. He struck at an incredible rate of 195.89 while facing 97 deliveries between overs 16 and 20 during the 2025 Indian Premier League. Noor Ahmad and Krunal Pandya were selected to be the spinners. Conventional and wrist-spin left-arm spinners were both essential to their respective teams.
Krunal’s game-winning spell leaves a lasting impression on history.
With his outstanding performance of 2/17 in four overs against PBKS in the IPL 2025 summit match, RCB all-rounder Krunal Pandya became the first player to win Player of the Match (POTM) in two IPL finals. During Chennai Super Kings’ otherwise lacklustre season, Noor Ahmad was the team’s most notable player. He finished as the second-highest wicket-taker in the league after taking 24 wickets in 14 innings.
Josh Hazlewood was selected along with Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna in the pace-bowling division. With 25 wickets in 15 innings, Prasidh finished as the league’s top wicket-taker, capping an absolutely incredible season. As usual, Bumrah was dependable, giving up runs at a pitiful 6.67. Hazlewood became RCB’s highest wicket-taker when he excelled with the new ball.
Irfan Pathan’s IPL 2025 top XII:
Suryakumar Yadav, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Virat Kohli, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer (c), Naman Dhir, Krunal Pandya, Noor Ahmad, Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazlewood, and Prasidh Krishna.
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