No Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah: Ajinkya Rahane picks his all-time India Test 11 with players he has played with
Ajinkya Rahane named his all-time India Test XI of teammates, and omitted Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma while picking MS Dhoni as captain.
Ajinkya Rahane's all-time India Test XI, announced recently, omits three prominent players - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah. The decision to leave these three players out, despite their prolific performances in the past decade, has raised eyebrows. Rahane made the list based on a single rule - he could only select players he had played alongside.
MS Dhoni was chosen as captain and wicketkeeper, as he was the first captain Rahane played under at the international level. The opening pair in the XI is Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan, with Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar batting at three and four, respectively. Ajinkya Rahane himself is placed at number five, followed by MS Dhoni at six.
The bowling department features Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin at the all-round and spin positions, and the pace attack includes Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, and Ishant Sharma.
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