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

#7 South Africa

Smith took the team to great heights

South African cricket team, nicknamed as Proteas played their first Test in 1889. A ban was imposed on South Africa's Test cricket, from which they were exonerated in 1991. Since re-admission, South African team have produced top quality players like Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Shaun Pollock, Kagiso Rabada. However, in spite of being a top quality side, they have failed miserably to capitalize on the key moments in the global organized tournaments. Below is their best XI in Test cricket since the past two decades.

1. Gary Kirsten
2. Graeme Smith (c)
3. Hashim Amla
4. Jacques Kallis
5. AB De Villiers
6. Daryll Cullinan
7. Mark Boucher (c)
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Paul Adams
11. Allan Donald