Best Playing XI of IPL 2024 league stage; no Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni in team

1 - Jake Fraser-McGurk: Australia's Jake Fraser-McGurk had a sensational season for Delhi Capitals while opening. He made 330 runs at a whopping strike rate of 234.04

2 - Abhishek Sharma: Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek has been one of the fiercest batters and his ability to hit spin makes him a certain pick here. He made 467 runs at a strike rate of 209.41

3 - Virat Kohli: RCB star Kohli is the orange cap holder and has been striking extremely well against the spinners lately this

4 - Sanju Samson: Samson has been good against both pace and spin in the last three seasons (including 2024) and gives the wicket-keeping option too

5 - Rajat Patidar: RCB's Patidar was a vital cog in RCB's resurgence in IPL 2024 league stage with three half-centuries in the last five innings he batted

6 - Tristan Stubbs: Delhi Capitals' Stubbs has the special ability to provide blistering finishes. He has the most runs and the highest strike rate in death overs (min 100 runs) - 223 runs and 297.33 SR

7 - Andre Russell: Russell provides strong muscle in the death overs too. He showed fire with the bat this season with 222 runs in the tournament

8 - Kuldeep Yadav: Delhi Capitals star spinner Kuldeep is his team's third-highest wicket-taker with 16 scalps

9 - Varun Chakravarthy: KKR spinner Chakravarthy has been extremely effective in the latter part of the group stage

10 - Jasprit Bumrah: Bumrah's exceptional qualities with the ball in all phases puts him the most-sought-out player

11 - Harshal Patel: Punjab Kings' Harshal Patel is the leading wicket-taker in the death overs in IPL 2024 - 14 wickets at an economy of 10.70