Former Aussie Captain Michael Clarke in a conversation with award winning cricket journalist Bharat Sundaresan at the SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground) shares his all time Australia and India best Test XI.
Pup’s All Time Test XI
Clarke said, “it is a tough list make, with so many great players on both sides. So much talent, fire and respect for the game. ”
All Time Australia and India XI
- Virendra Sehwag
- Matthew Hayden
- Ricky Ponting
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Virat Kohli
- Steven Smith
- Gilchrist/Dhoni
- Shane Warne
- Ryan Harris
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Glenn McGrath
12. Mitchel Johnson/ Zaheer Khan
Bharat and Clarke discussed how lethal and bullish this side looks. “This surely is a brilliant playing Xi with such a lethal batting line up and a fiery bowling contingent like this, a side like this will be the best on the planet, ” Clarke said.
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Clarke also named some players from both the nations who couldn’t make the list but surely are worth mentioning.
He named VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh and said that these are some of the players who he loved playing with and against, he mentioned their unwavering commitment, professionalism, sportsmen spirit, and sheer lethality they bring for their respective countries.
Clarke Praises Zaheer
Michael, in the conversation praised Zaheer Khan, he said ” I love Zaheer, he can swing the ball in and out and was very hard to play, especially in India, in India Khan was truly unplayable, that’s why he deserves to be on the list. “