Former captain of the Australian national team Michael Clarke, who is known as one of the greatest batsmen in Australian history, selects his India vs Australia combined Test XI for this century.
The batter has scored around 8,000 runs in Test cricket, including 28 centuries. He retired from international cricket in 2015, after the Ashes series in England, leaving behind a legacy of World Cup wins and immense test success.
Sighting the modern-day evolution of test cricket, Clarke picked fellow test cricketers Matthew Hayden and Virender Sehwag, the two most intentful test cricketers, at the top of his batting order. The middle order looks very obvious with the four greats from the two sides: Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Steven Smith.
All of these players possess class, consistency, and match-winning ability. This middle order would form the backbone of any dream team with their experience, elegance, and dominance.
Moving on, he picked Adam Gilchrist as a wicketkeeper in Australia and Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a wicketkeeper in India. Both of these players are known for their unmatched brilliance with the gloves while also their batting roles down the order.
His bowling attack consists of Shane Warne, Ryan Harris, Jasprit Bumrah, and Glenn McGrath. It is a formidable combination of spin and pace capable of dismantling any batting lineup. Warne’s magical spin, Harris’s swing, Bumrah’s modern-day versatility, and McGrath’s precision make this bowling attack diverse and lethal.
After having picked the playing 11, he went on to choose the 12th man in Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson while playing in the island nation, while identifying Zaheer Khan for his unparalleled brilliance while playing in India.
