Team India in Tests: All time greatest Test XI

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (WK) (c)

Captain Cool

The most successful Indian captain will walk into this XI as the captain. He took the Indian Test team to new heights during his captaincy stint. He became the only captain to whitewash Australia in a four match Test series (Australia's Tour of India 2013), and also the first captain to draw a Test series in South Africa (India's tour of South Africa 2010-11). He was also the first Indian captain to hold the ICC Test mace. His knock 224 against the Aussies was one of the best innings by a wicket-keeper batsman in recent times.

Career Statistics:

Matches: 90 Innings: 144

Runs: 4876 @ avg. 38.09; S.R.: 59.12

50s: 33 100s: 6 200s: 1

Highest: 224

Catches: 256 Stumpings: 38