All-Time India-Pakistan combined Test XI that could defeat England in England

Middle Order

#3 Rahul Dravid

The Indian wall

Rahul Dravid is one of those players that renovated the craft of batsman-ship under the most inhospitable conditions. He was one tough nut, a warrior that deceived the trenches, a perfectionist injected with timeless steel that could wear off all kinds of bowling attacks.

The numbers make him the 4th highest scorer in the format’s history but his career was overshadowed by the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman. The man bore extravagance and flair: a sort of class that few in the game could ever replicate.

Dravid’s stats in England are outlandish and nearly unparalleled. In 13 matches on British shores, he amassed 1376 runs under his belt with an eye-opening average of 68.80. Seems like we’ve got Anderson’s threat covered with this legendary top-order.

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#4 Younis Khan

One of the most underrated players that Pakistan has ever produced

Younis Khan is all about commitment, grit and perseverance. A modern day great who rose to international stardom gradually but eventually.

The Pathan from Mardan went on become Pakistan’s most prolific batsman in Test Cricket, surpassing the likes of Javed Miandad and Inzamam ul Haq in the process. Younis was known for defying all odds and tumbling over long-standing records. He is the only cricketer to score Test centuries in 11 different countries.

One of the highlights of his illustrious career was his sublime double hundred against the Poms at The Oval, in 2016. In England, as a whole, he averaged over 50 in the 9 matches that he played there.

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#5 Javed Miandad

Miandad was one of the most stylish batsmen ever produced by Pakistan

In an era where resources of fearsome pace-bowling were plentiful, Javed Miandad laid the genesis of classical Pakistani batting.

For years, Miandad remained as Pakistan’s greatest batsman, both in terms of the runs he piled up and in the sort of situations he came in and rescued the team out of massive potholes. The man from Karachi was never away from controversies and one would think he’ll have the most perfect of responses for modern-day English sledges.

As Khawer Rabbani rightfully wrote for ESPNCricinfo in 2003:

“Players will come and players will go, but will there be any other 'street-fighter', will there be any other such conqueror, will there be any other wonder-boy and will there be any other 'Mum & Dad' in Pakistan cricket?”