Tendulkar, Gavaskar, Dhoni Snubbed As England Great Picks All-Time Test XI; Selects One Indian

tendulkar, gavaskar, dhoni snubbed as england great david lloyd picks all-time test xi; selects virat kohli

Former England cricketer and umpire David Lloyd named his all-time Test XI. Lloyd, who represented England from 1973 to 1980, only picked players who played international cricket after 1965. Lloyd selected just one Indian in his all-time Test team and snubbed veterans like Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.

In David Lloyd’s team, he picked England’s Graham Gooch and South Africa’s Barry Richards as openers. At no. 3, he slotted in West Indies legend Vivian Richards. Following Richards was legendary Brian Lara. Lloyd selected England’s flamboyant batter Kevin Pietersen and modern-day great Virat Kohli at no. 5.

Gary Sobers from the West Indies and Adam Gilchrist from Australia were no.6 and 7 in Lloyd’s all-time Test XI. Pakistan legend Wasim Akram and Australia pacer Dennis Lillee were the two pacers in the team while two of the greatest spinners – Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne completed the team.

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Lloyd played nine Tests and eight ODIs for England, where he scored 552 and 285 runs respectively. He scored one century each in Test and ODI formats. After retiring from the game, Lloyd became a first-class umpire, and subsequently Lancashire and England cricket coach. He stepped down as England coach after the 1999 World Cup and became a commentator for Test Match Special, and later Sky Sports. He is also an author, journalist and columnist.

David Lloyd’s all-time Text XI (post 1965): Graham Gooch (England), Barry Richards (South Africa), Sir Viv Richards (West Indies), Brian Lara (West Indies), Kevin Pietersen, (England) / Virat Kohli (India), Sir Garfield Sobers (West Indies), Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Shane Warne (Australia), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka, Dennis Lillee (Australia)