A look back at Sourav Ganguly's all-time Test XI

#6 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

Sourav Ganguly has picked Sangakkara as his wicket-keeper batsman to bat at number 6. One of the finest wicket-keeper batsmen to have stepped on the cricket field, he was the undisputed number one Test batsman in the ICC Test Rankings from 2005 to 2015 and has created records with the wicketkeeping gloves too.

#7 Ricky Ponting (Australia)

This might come as a shocker, but Dada clarified that he is not necessarily going by the batting order, which means that he just wants Ponting to be part of the side. Dada calls him an automatic choice due to his terrific record as a captain and one of the best as far as tactics are concerned. He is one of only four players (along with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Rahul Dravid) in history to have reached the 13,000 Test runs mark. He also holds the record of being one of the most successful captains of all time, with 48 victories in 77 Tests between 2004 and 31 December 2010. Being the only cricketer in history to be involved in 100 Test victories, Ponting is the only batsman to have hit a century in both the innings of his 100th Test Match, and that is what makes the Former Australian Captain so special.

#8 Glenn McGrath (Australia)

Sourav here lauds McGrath's consistent accuracy and discipline while bowling in Test matches. With a staggering number of 563 wickets, that too during Australia's golden era alongside the likes of Shane Warne and Jason Gillespie made it practically impossible for any batting side to survive. He has 29 five wicket hauls in Test Cricket, with 10 of them coming only in the Ashes.

His accuracy and consistency in bowling the right line and length has always been cent-per cent and has often been compared to a traditional bowling machine. McGrath has always come back stronger after every injury or being dropped.