Dwayne Bravo picked the top five players from many options while discussing it with the media. At first, he had chosen batsman among David Warner, Matthew Hayden, Brendon McCullum, Virender Sehwag, Dwayne Smith, and Chris Gayle. He picked Chris Gayle. Then among KL Rahul, Gautam Gambhir, Shane Watson, Jonny Bairstow, and Cris Lynn, Bravo selected Shane Watson. Next, Bravo picked Virat Kohli from Suresh Raina, Ambati Raydu, Faf du Plessis, and Williamson. Next, he picked MS Dhoni out of Hardik Pandya, Glenn Maxwell, Kieron Pollard, and Andre Russell. Finally, he chose AB de Villers among Rohit, Stokes, Yuvraj, and Hussey.