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Dhoni named captain of Wisden’s all-time India Test XI
- Updated: September 21, 2016
M S Dhoni
New Delhi: India’s distinguished skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday was named a captain of conjectural cricket repository Wisden’s all-time India Test XI.
The team, that was announced to symbol India’s 500th Test compare starting on Thursday opposite New Zealand in Kanpur, includes former Test skipper Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag as openers, according to a recover by Wisden India.
Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman make adult a middle-order with Dravid being a No.3 batsman, followed by Tendlkar and Laxman.
Dhoni, currenty India’s captain for One-Dayer and T20 teams, also stays a wicket-keeper.
Pace fable Kapil Dev also has been named in a dream team.
Also enclosed are pacers Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan and spin stalwarts Anil Kumble, Bishan Singh Bedi. Former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin was named a 12th man.
Earlier, Cricket Australia, after receiving some-more than 50,000 votes from fans, also named a biggest India Test XI that enclosed former batsman Sourav Ganguly and maestro off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
The side, identical to Wisden’s, named Gavaskar and Sehwag as a openers with Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar a unsurprising choices for a No.3 and No.4 positions.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was named as a No.6 batsman and Bishan Singh Bedi was transposed by offie Harbhajan Singh.
Kapil Dev led a bowling dialect with left-armer Zaheer Khan in a two-man gait attack, while leg-spinner Kumble and offie Harbhajan Singh dull off a anticipation team.
The team:
Wisden Test XI: Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Kapil Dev, M.S. Dhoni (capt, wk), Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan, Bishan Singh Bedi, Mohammad Azharuddin (12th man).
Cricket Australia’s India XI: Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, M.S. Dhoni (captain, wk), Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan.