World Test XI that would line up against India

Middle Order: Steve Smith, Joe Root and AB de Villiers

Steve Smith has an average 87.64 in the last 12 months

At first drop, it would be the Australian skipper and current No.1 ranked Test batsman Steve Smith. Smith's stats in the last 12 months are unimaginable. He has scored 1227 runs in 17 innings at a mammoth average of 87.64, with 5 hundreds and 4 fifties.

At No. 4, it's England captain Joe Root. Although he struggled to convert his starts into big innings in the Ashes, he makes it into this team on the basis of sheer consistency. He has scored 1107 runs in the last 21 innings at an average of 55.35 which includes 2 hundreds and 10 fifties.

No. 5 is the position where you need a player who has the ability to stop the wickets from falling, and also someone who can score quick runs if needed. For that, AB de Villiers is the perfect fit. He has played just 9 innings in the last 12 months and scored only 335 runs with 4 fifties. Even though he hasn't played many matches, we all know what kind of a player he is and what he is capable of.