Best Test XI for major Test teams in the last 20 years

#9 India

Dravid announced his retirement after a poor series Down Under in 2011-12

The Indian cricket team played its first Test match in 1932, becoming the sixth team to be granted Test cricket status. The team gained strength in the 1970s with the emergence of players such as Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Vishwanath, Kapil Dev, Bishan Singh Bedi. Sachin Tendulkar, who made is debut in 1989 had been the mainstay of Indian batting line-up since more than a decade.

Having played 200 tests in which he scored 15921 runs, Tendulkar remains the highest run scorer and the most capped player till date in Test cricket. We take a look at their greatest Test XI since the past two decades.

Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly (c)
VVS Laxman
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk)
Zaheer Khan
Ishant Sharma
Harbhajan Singh
Anil Kumble

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Aayushman is a cricket journalist at Sportskeeda who covers news, features and listicles. A Finance graduate with a diploma in journalism, he has a total work experience of around 7 years and has bylines at reputed websites like Free Press Journal, Cricket Addictor, and Roar. Aayushman believes in presenting all the relevant information and facts in his articles to let the readers form their own opinions. His exploits in the industry have led to interview former Australia stalwart David Hussey.

A former Tata Consultancy Services employee, Aayushman has been supporting the Australian men's national team after being impressed with their aggressive and never-say-die attitude in the 2003 ICC World Cup. His favorite cricketer is Steve Smith, whose tremendous self-belief in his methods, despite them being unorthodox, inspire him a lot. Smith’s performances from 2019 Ashes Series only fueled this inspiration further. He would like to revisit the 2015 ICC World Cup semi-final clash between India and Australia if ever got hold of a time machine.

When not working, Aayushman loves to spend his spare time reading fiction books and watching one of his favorite television shows Grey's Anatomy.

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