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Sourav Ganguly is captain of Shane Warne’s all-time India XI

Australian spin fable Shane Warne has named former skipper and stream BCCI President Sourav Ganguly as a captain of his all time India XI, that includes master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu. Warne pronounced he abandoned former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and stream captain Virat Kohli since he picked usually those Indian players opposite whom he had played.

“I am usually picking players that we played opposite and that’s since M S Dhoni and Virat Kohli are not going to be a partial of a side. While Dhoni is substantially a biggest wicketkeeper-batsman to have played a game, Kohli is one of a biggest batsmen opposite formats,” Warne pronounced in an Instagram live post.
Warne also abandoned VVS Laxman, who was once deliberate his nemesis. He fit his decision, saying that a stylish Hyderabadi batsman faced a mattock to accommodate Ganguly.

“I went for Ganguly since we wanted him to be a captain of my side, that is since Laxman missed out,” he said. Nayan Mongia was his collect as a wicket-keeper of a team, that also includes a likes of 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, spin twin of Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath among others. The 50-year-old spin sorceress named Virender Sehwag and Sidhu as openers in a clever batting choice that also includes a likes of Rahul Dravid, Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin.

On picking Sidhu forward of other openers, Warne pronounced a right-hander from Punjab was a best actor of spin during his personification days. “I had to collect Navjot Singh Sidhu since he was a best actor opposite spin we have ever played against. All a other spinners we have played with, they have also told me that Sidhu was shining opposite them,” Warne said.

Shane Warne’s all-time India XI: Sourav Ganguly (captain), Virender Sehwag, Navjot Singh Siddu, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Kapil Dev, Nayan Mongia (wicketkeeper), Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble.

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