All-Time India-Pakistan combined Test XI that could defeat England in England

Tail-enders

#9 Wasim Akram

Akram was one of the pioneers of reverse swing

Famed as the greatest left-arm pacer to ever play the game, Wasim Akram is an unavoidable selection in any all-time XI; a dream bowler for any skipper.

Like most fast-bowling greats, Wasim possessed the perilous combination of late swing and sheer pace. However, it was his paradisaical control over seam and swing that was beyond comparison.

No one in the cricketing world could make the ball dance around with as much ease as he did. He will, without a doubt, be an absolute nightmare for the likes of Alastair Cook and Joe Root.

Here’s what Osman Samiuddin said about the “Sultan of Swing”:

“A triumph of the imagination, he broadened the scope of what could be done in his art with talent and hard work, and left fast bowling unrecognizable from what it was before him.”

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#10 Anil Kumble

Kumble stands as number three in all-time top Test wicket-takers list

A towering figure with an uncanny bowling action, Anil Kumble is the only specialist spinner in our line-up. His unrivalled records suggest we won’t be needing another, anyway.

Kumble’s startling tally of 619 wickets in Test Cricket places him on 3rd in the all-time highest wicket-takers in the format. The leg-break enchanter was more about skidding the ball and bewitching the batsmen with his extra slide rather than tossing it up and inviting sluggish drives.

Handling Kumble on a worn-and-torn surface was considered as strenuous as any challenge presented on the highest possible quality of the game. He has single-handedly decimated batting orders to win matches for his country.

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#11 Waqar Younis

Waqar and Wasim were the most feared bowling attacks during the 90s

Internationally esteemed as the “Burewala Express”, Waqar Younis was known for his toe-crushing yorkers and late in-swingers that swung a mile to rattle the timber work.

Younis was one of the fastest bowlers of his era, boasting the characteristic belligerence of a Pakistani speedster. He was probably the only Pakistani bowler who actually rivalled and bore comparison to the sheer preeminence of Wasim Akram.

With 45 of his 373 wickets coming in England, he makes into our XI and will pose a genuine threat to the best of batsmen England has on offer.