brahmtewatia
April 8th, 2009, 07:44 PM
wisden, the highly respected cricket publication, today named virender sehwag as the leading cricketer in the world for 2008 nd dhoni as captain of its first ever dream test XI team, which has five Indians in the ranks.
india's rich vein of form found ample reflection in wisden's first ever dream XI wch include sehwag, dhoni, sachin, bhajji nd zaheer khan.
india has the largest representation in the test squad, followed by australia (ricky nd mitchell johnson) nd south africa (graeme smith and dale steyn) who have two each.
flamboyant batsman kevin pietersen is the lone english player in the XI, while the west indies is represented by run-machine chanderpaul.
smith is dhoni's deputy in the side :cool:... heartiest congratulations to sehwag for this achievement. :cool::cool::cool:
"The criteria for selection are simple: the best eleven to play a Test match, no matter the opposition, guided by performances in 2008, and taking into consideration the amount of Test cricket they played in the year, the quality of their opponents, and that indefinable blend of class and form," Wisden said. http://in.reuters.com/article/cricketNews/idINIndia-38947520090408
india's rich vein of form found ample reflection in wisden's first ever dream XI wch include sehwag, dhoni, sachin, bhajji nd zaheer khan.
india has the largest representation in the test squad, followed by australia (ricky nd mitchell johnson) nd south africa (graeme smith and dale steyn) who have two each.
flamboyant batsman kevin pietersen is the lone english player in the XI, while the west indies is represented by run-machine chanderpaul.
smith is dhoni's deputy in the side :cool:... heartiest congratulations to sehwag for this achievement. :cool::cool::cool:
"The criteria for selection are simple: the best eleven to play a Test match, no matter the opposition, guided by performances in 2008, and taking into consideration the amount of Test cricket they played in the year, the quality of their opponents, and that indefinable blend of class and form," Wisden said. http://in.reuters.com/article/cricketNews/idINIndia-38947520090408