India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: Current combined Test XI

All-rounder/Wicket-keeper

Shakib-al-Hasan

Keeping the Bangla flag flying high, Shakib is easily one of the two best all-rounders in the sport, along with the Englishman who is in the news recently for all the wrong reasons.

Adept with both the bat and the ball, he would've added a different dimension to this XI.

3594 runs in 51 test matches with 5 hundreds and 22 half-centuries, on top of the 188 wickets that he's bagged, Shakib would've been the top-most name on the list of players from the state of pre-partition-Bengal.

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Sarfraz Ahmed (wk)

Current Pakistan captain, Sarfraz would serve as the wicket-keeper of this team, along with providing that extra edge to the batting. He has over 2200 runs in 38 test matches at an average of just above 40.

Three centuries and 14 fifties along with over 100 catches and 18 stumpings, Sarfraz would have trumped Wriddhiman Saha and Mushfiqur Rahim for a spot in this XI because of his leadership qualities (he recently led Pakistan to the Champions Trophy title in England) and the ability to mould himself according to the situation.