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Dravid in, no place for Sachin in Sangakkara's all-time XI

  •   Wed, Jun 29 2016 05:19:12 PM

London, June 29 (IANS): Indian batting legend Rahul Dravid is the lone Indian to find a place in former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara's list of all-time XI, led by islander Aravinda De Silva.

The list has four Australians and three Lankans while a lone spot for Indian, Pakistan, South African and West Indian players. It includes nobody from England or New Zealand. 

Unlike former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, who preferred to have batting icon Sachin Tendulkar for the opening slot, Sangakkara chose to have Dravid as the opening partner with Australian Matthew Hayden.

"Matthew Hayden will be at the top of the order facing the first ball and to complement him, I have got Rahul Dravid," Sangakkara said in a video published on social media by the Lord's Cricket Ground.

The iconic wicketkeeper-batsman chose his 'all time favourite batsman' Brian Lara along with former Aussie captain Ricky Ponting for the No.3 and 4 slots.

Former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis found himself at No.5 while legendary Australian stumper Adam Gilchrist will be at No.6 besides donning the gloves.

In the bowling department, the 46-year-old Sangakkara believes Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan are the two specialist spinners who are the best he has ever seen as they can bowl well in any condition.

The fast bowling department will have legendary Lankan pacer Chaminda Vaas along with former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram.

Sangakkara's team: Matthew Hayden, Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Aravinda De Silva (Captain), Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Wasim Akram, Chaminda Vaas.
  

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  • roshan, mangaluru

    Thu, Jun 30 2016

    sangakarak marl...!!

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  • DENZIL FERNANDES,MANGALORE, MANGALORE

    Wed, Jun 29 2016

    This business of ing teams for an all time World XI is just a farce and publicity stunt.
    The latest preferred by Sangakkara with Aravinda De Silva is a big joke. Firstly, Aravinda should not be in the side and secondly there is no place for Chaminda Vaas while Muralitharan surely deserves his place. Mathew Hayden is another who should be in the pavilion rather than in the team ed by Sanga. There is Brendon McCullum, Tendulkar, Kohli and Gayle who can stake a claim instead of Hayden.
    For the sake of getting some front page prominence you can anyone for that matter.

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