India's retiring batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been named in the Wisden all-time World Test XI. Tendulkar was named at number four spot in the team announced to mark 150 years of the Cricketers' Almanac in London. The team captained by legendary Australian batsman Don Bradman has four Englishmen, three West Indians, two Australians, one Indian and a Pakistani.Tendulkar's contemporaries like Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting and Jaques Kallis could not make it to the team, nor other Indian greats like Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev.The members of Wisden World XI are: Jack Hobbs (England), W G Grace (England), Don Bradman (Australia, captain), Sachin Tendulkar (India), Vivian Richards (West Indies), Garry Sobers (West Indies), Alan Knott (England), Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Shane Warne (Australia), Malcolm Marshall (West Indies), Sydney Barnes (England). Tendulkar will retire from Test cricket after playing against the West Indies in his landmark 200th match in Mumbai next month.
News On AIR | October 24, 2013 10:17 AM
Tendulkar only Indian in Wisden all- time World Test XI