No Virat Kohli in Rahane's all-time India Test XI; picks Dravid, Sachin & Dhoni
Rahane, 38, named MS Dhoni as captain and wicketkeeper, explaining that the former India skipper was his first captain in international cricket.
Ajinkya Rahane has announced his all-time India Test XI, which excludes Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The former India batter chose MS Dhoni as captain and wicketkeeper, followed by Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan as openers, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Rahane himself was picked at No. 5, with Dhoni batting at No. 6.
The squad included Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin for all-round and spin-bowling, and the pace attack featuring Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, and Ishant Sharma.
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