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Indian T20 League: No Rohit Sharma; MS Dhoni to captain Michael Vaughan’s all-time XI

Indian T20 League: No Rohit Sharma; MS Dhoni to captain Michael Vaughan’s all-time XI
IST 07 April 2018 •2:54 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar to open, Imran Khan to lead in Younis Khan’s formidable All-Time XI

Sachin Tendulkar to open, Imran Khan to lead in Younis Khan’s formidable All-Time XI
01 April 2018 •1:31 PM IST
The apostles of catastrophe: an apostrophe XI

The apostles of catastrophe: an apostrophe XI
05 March 2018 •8:30 AM IST
Year-ender: Test XI of 2017

Year-ender: Test XI of 2017
02 January 2018 •8:00 AM IST
Allan Border to lead Ricky Ponting’s Australia all-time Ashes XI

Allan Border to lead Ricky Ponting’s Australia all-time Ashes XI
23 November 2017 •7:40 PM IST

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World XI of all-rounders: As elite as they make them

World XI of all-rounders: As elite as they make them

Most XIs, real or fantasy, consist mostly of specialist batsmen and bowlers with one or two all-rounders and a wicketkeeper-batsman if they are available.

09 October 2017 •8:43 PM IST
Test wicketkeepers XI: Formidable batsmen, spirited bowlers

Test wicketkeepers XI: Formidable batsmen, spirited bowlers

To qualify, every member has to have been the official wicketkeeper in at least one Test. The cricketers will also be picked based on their overall careers, not matches as official wicketkeeper.

28 September 2017 •9:05 AM IST
‘Ambidextrous’ XI 2: Left-handed batsmen, right-handed bowlers

‘Ambidextrous’ XI 2: Left-handed batsmen, right-handed bowlers

This lists comprises of men who bowl with their right hand and batted left-handed.

18 September 2017 •8:00 AM IST
‘Ambidextrous’ XI 1: Right-handed batsmen, left-handed bowlers

‘Ambidextrous’ XI 1: Right-handed batsmen, left-handed bowlers

Here is a list of those who batted right-handed hand and bowled left-arm.

14 September 2017 •5:35 PM IST
An XI of left-handers: all is right with these men

An XI of left-handers: all is right with these men

This is an XI based on the men who batted *and* bowled left-handed and had played Test cricket.

06 September 2017 •5:41 PM IST
The hyphenated XI: Sartre, double-barrelled surnames, and all that

The hyphenated XI: Sartre, double-barrelled surnames, and all that

These are the 11 most accomplished cricketers with hyphens in their names, not the 11 most spectacular names.

27 July 2017 •10:19 AM IST
Alphabetical XI Appendix: The small-sample Side

Alphabetical XI Appendix: The small-sample Side

CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta has now formed a XI out of the men who were dropped from Alphabetical XI because they did not play too many Test matches.

26 July 2017 •8:00 AM IST
The Q-U-X-Z XI: A brilliant spin attack

The Q-U-X-Z XI: A brilliant spin attack

Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with the unusual letters Q, U, X and Z, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a side with an unusually strong spin attack.

24 July 2017 •8:00 AM IST
The Y’s: Small pool, some brilliant men

The Y’s: Small pool, some brilliant men

Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with Y, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds some extraordinary cricketers from a very small pool.

22 July 2017 •8:00 AM IST
The W’s: The stellar trinity and more

The W’s: The stellar trinity and more

Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with W, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta wades knee deep in a pool of extraordinary talent.

20 July 2017 •8:00 AM IST

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