The Greatest Test XI of All Time

Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

Jacques Kallis

Jacques Kallis is hailed as one of the greatest all-rounders of the game, and undoubtedly the best seam-all rounder. Kallis has the third highest aggregate of runs in Tests and is second in the number of centuries.

Largely regarded as a defensive batsman, the Protea could bury any opposition into dust when on song. He is one of the 4 cricketers to score 5 centuries in 5 consecutive matches.

His excellence with the willow overshadowed his bowling on many occasions. Kallis was an impressive bowler, who could get the ball swinging very well. He is the only all-rounder with more than 10,00 runs and 250 wickets. Kallis is the perfect choice at No.5 to marshall the innings and promises to be instrumental with the ball.

Sir Garfield Sobers (West Indies)

Sir Garfield Sobers is widely regarded as the best to have played the game

Sir Garfield Sobers is the most multi-dimensional player in the history of cricket. Besides wicketkeeping, there was nothing that the escaped the Caribbean's grasp.

Sobers, a majestic batsman, entered into the international scenario predominantly as a bowler. He epitomized versatility, as he could generate pace as well as extract pace from the tracks, both as an orthodox and chinaman bowler. If this would not suffice, he topped it up with his immaculate batsmanship at No.6, with technique and average par excellence for the position.

The southpaw pioneered his journey with an iconic 365* against Pakistan in 1958, which remained the highest score in Test cricket till 1994. He continued amassing runs and devastating batting lineups with his prodigious skills and is not just regarded as the best all-rounder, but the as one of best cricketers to have ever played.