Best Test Team (Xl) Of All Time

It's very difficult to organise a All Time Best Test Team which consists of players from different eras, generation, playing condition,class of bolwers but here is my All Time Test 11. Many best players have been deprived from being in this team but they are also great players of this legendary game.Special mention of some of those players will be given in the last.

1. Opener  : Sunil Gavaskar (INDIA 🇮🇳)

Matches - 125 ; Runs - 10122 ; Bat. Avg. - 51.12 ; Highest Score - 236 ; 100s - 34

Aka LITTLE MASTER......... no doubt he is the best opener Batsman of all time.He is the most technically sound Batsman to play this game ever.His was so strong on his technique that inspite of facing the all the fastest bolwers of that time he never wore helmet or any protective equipment.

2. Opener  : Sir Alastair Cook (ENGLAND 🇬🇧)

Matches - 161 ; Runs - 12472 ; Bat. Avg. - 45.35 ; Highest Score - 294 ; 100s - 33

He is one of the modern great who created history as opener.His ability to stand still on any kind of surface and play fast equally well as spin makes him better Batsman than his contemporaries.Left and Right combination with Sunil Gavaskar makes a better opening pair.

3. Middle Order  : Sir Donald Bradman (AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺)

Matches - 52 ; Runs - 6996 ; Bat. Avg. - 99.94 ; Highest Score - 334 ; 100s - 29

Aka DON is arguably the best Batsman of all time in test cricket.His stats says everything about him.His average of 99.94 makes him statistically untouchable.He scored century per less than 3 innings.

4. Middle Order : Sachin Tendulkar (INDIA 🇮🇳)

Matches - 200 ; Runs - 15921 ; Bat. Avg.- 53.79 ; Highest Score - 248 ; 100s - 51

Aka GOD OF CRICKET by his fans all over the world.He is arguably the best Batsman ever to play this legendary game of Cricket.His stats speaks everything about him.His 24 years long career in which the Cricket has been gone through the most transition and he increases his efficiency in these transition days which makes him the greatest.He plays 3 formats and faced most of the vast varieties of greatest bowlers of all time and earned their respect.

5. Middle Order : Brian Lara (WEST INDIES 🇬🇺)

Matches - 131 ; Runs - 11953 ; Bat. Avg. - 52.89 ; Highest Score - 400 ; 100s - 34

Aka Prince is the best left handed Batsman ever.His ability to play long innings makes him different from other legends.His gorgeous stance and flamboyant style of shot making makes him the most stylish player of all time.He scored over 375 twice and his ability to play shot and win matches single handedly makes him most fearsome Batsman for bowlers.

6. Wicket-Keeper  : Kumar Sangakkara (SRI LANKA 🇱🇰)

Matches - 134 ; Runs - 12400 ; Bat. Avg. - 57.40 ; Highest Score - 319 ; 100s - 38

Catches - 182 ; Stumping - 20

He is arguably the best Wicket-Keeper Batsman ever averaging around 58 makes him the modern great.He has scored 11 double centuries which is most after Sir Don Bradman (12).

7. All-rounder  : Sir Garfield Sobers ( WEST INDIES 🇬🇺)

Matches - 93 ; Runs - 8032 ; Bat. Avg. - 57.78 ; Highest Score - 365 ; 100s - 26 ; Wickets - 265 ; Bowl. Avg. - 34.03 ; Best - 6/73 ; 5 WI - 6

Sir GARY SOBERS is arguably the best all round Cricketer of all time, averaging 58 in batting and 34 in bowling.He is the first Cricketer to hit 6 sixes in an over in first class or above matches.

8. Fast Bowler  : Wasim Akram ( PAKISTAN 🇵🇰)

Matches - 104 ; Wickets - 414 ; Bowl. Avg. - 23.62 ; Best - 7/119 ; 5 WI - 25

Aka SULTAN OF SWING is arguably the best left arm pace bowler of all time.His speed along with swing makes every Batsman to give him respect.He is one of the players who never played first class match before making his debut in international Cricket.

9. Fast Bowler  : Curtly Ambrose (WEST INDIES 🇬🇺)

Matches - 98 ; Wickets - 405 ; Bowl. Avg. - 20.99 ; Best - 8/45 ; 5 WI - 22

He is one of the best bowler in Cricket.His height which creates an extra bounce makes every Batsman to struggle.His accuracy and movement along with bounce makes a deadly combination which was enough to get any Batsman out.

10. Fast Bowler  : Glenn McGrath (AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺)

Matches - 124 ; Wickets - 563 ; Bowl. Avg. - 21.64 ; Best - 8/24 ; 5 WI - 29

Aka Piggie is arguably the best fast bowler of modern era.The first thing that comes to the mind with his name is perfect accuracy with a bit of swing and bounce.He is one of the very few bolwers along with Curtly Ambrose who can bowl continuously on a coin means on same spot which makes them better than everyone.

11. Spinner  : Shane Warne (AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺)

Matches - 145 ; Wickets - 708 ; Bowl. Avg. - 25.42 ; Best - 8/71 ; 5 WI - 37

Aka MAGICIAN is arguably the best spinner of all time.He has got the habit of winning matches single handedly by taking crucial wickets at important times which makes him the biggest matchwinner of all time in test matches.

Some important mentions of legendary players who came to my mind but could not make it in this list because we are taking player on basis of batting position and same number of bowlers, all-rounder and Wicket-Keeper so that we can win matches.The names are :-

Openers  :- VIRENDER SEHWAG (INDIA 🇮🇳)

                    MATTHEW HAYDEN (AUS 🇦🇺)

Middle Order  :- RICKY PONTING ( AUS 🇦🇺)

                           RAHUL DRAVID (INDIA 🇮🇳)

                           VIRAT KOHLI (INDIA 🇮🇳)

                           SIR VIV RICHARDS ( WI 🇬🇺)

                           AB DE VILLIERS (RSA 🇿🇦)

All-rounder  :- JACQUES KALLIS (RSA 🇿🇦)

                        RICHARD HADLEE(NZ 🇳🇿)

Wicket-Keeper :-ADAM GILCHRIST(AUS🇦🇺)

Bowler  :- JEFF THOMSON ( AUS 🇦🇺)

                 MICHAEL HOLDING (WI 🇬🇺)

                 KAPIL DEV (INDIA 🇮🇳)

                 IMRAN KHAN (PAK 🇵🇰)