From Dhoni-Rohit to Ganguly, all were out, this former player chose India’s all-time Test XI

Aakash Chopra did not give place to these players in his all-time XI

Former Indian batsman and famous commentator Aakash Chopra selected his all-time Test XI, in which he did not include many legendary players. He chose Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag as openers. Gavaskar was famous for his unmatched technique and patience, while Sehwag troubled the opposition teams with his explosive batting.

Middle order: Dravid, Tendulkar and Kohli

Akash placed Rahul Dravid, popularly known as ‘The Wall’, at number three. At the fourth position, he chose the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who holds the record of most runs (15,921) and 51 centuries in Test cricket. Virat Kohli was placed at the fifth position. Aakash said, “There was an idea to keep Kohli at number four, but it is impossible to keep him ahead of Sachin. VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly were also contenders for this position, but Kohli is the right one for this number.”

Wicketkeeper: Rishabh Pant has an edge over Dhoni

Akash preferred young Rishabh Pant over MS Dhoni as wicketkeeper. He said on Instagram, “Earlier Dhoni would have been at this position, but now Pant is India’s best Test wicketkeeper. He will be at number six in my team.” Pant recently created the record for the wicketkeeper with most Test centuries for India, with 8 centuries and 3,200 runs in 44 Tests, while Dhoni has 6 centuries and 4,876 runs in 90 Tests.

All-rounders and bowling attack

At number seven, Aakash picked legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev, who took 434 wickets and scored 5,248 runs in Test cricket. For spin bowling, he placed Ravichandran Ashwin at eighth and Anil Kumble at ninth, both of whom have a great record of winning matches. Jasprit Bumrah and Zaheer Khan were included in the fast bowling attack.

Aakash Chopra’s All Time India Test XI: Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Kapil Dev, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Jasprit Bumrah, Zaheer Khan