Virat Kohli to lead current Test XI picked by Warne, Atherton and Raja

Warne along with Rameez Raja and Mike Atherton was asked to pick two World XI teams: One from the 90's and the other from the current lot of players.

Australia’s legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne who has become a commentator and an expert ever since his retirement from international cricket, likes to voice his opinion about greats who have played the game. Warne who is part of the SkySports commentary team for the Pakistan vs England Test series along with Rameez Raja and Mike Atherton was asked to pick two World XI teams: One from the 90’s and the other from the current lot of players. The three experts, listed 12 players each for both the teams, as they reached a consensus, after their ‘selection meeting’. Warne though wrote on his Instagram post that, Hashim Amla and Kane Williamson were the two unlucky players as they missed out of the team. He also mentioned that this was a squad, the final eleven would be picked depending on conditions. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Pakistan vs England 2016, 3rd Test at Edgbaston

This morning @skysports asked Athers, Ramiz & myself to pick two world 11’s ! 90’s/00’s & a Current one. This was the consensus after our selection meeting. Thoughts ? Agree / Disagree ? The two unlucky players to miss out in my opinion are Amla & Williamson. This is also a squad, the final 11 would be picked depending on conditions.

A photo posted by Shane Warne (@shanewarne23) on Aug 6, 2016 at 2:54am PDT

A few days back, Warne in a Facebook Live announced that Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara were the best batsmen he has ever bowled to. Warne has had excellent battles with both of them during his playing days. Warne also revealed that Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah is the best leg-spinner he has ever worked with. Warne has often offered assistance to Yasir and Warne is seen on a lot of occasions giving tips to him. He also weighed in on the current series between England and Pakistan, where he is a commentator for Sky Sports. READ: Shane Warne: Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara best batsmen I have bowled to

Warne also spoke about many non-cricketing topics. For example, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi is his personal favourite, while his son idolises Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. He also mentions David Lloyd, who is referred to as Bumble is his favourite commentator to work with.

Squads

Current World XI : David Warner, Alastair Cook, Joe Root, Virat Kohli (c), Steven Smith, AB de Villiers (wk), Ben Stokes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mitchell Starc, Yasir Shah, James Anderson, Morne Morkel

90’s World XI: Michael Slater, Saeed Anwar, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Wasim Akram (c), Shane Warne, Curtly Ambrose, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn Mcgrath

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