Cheteshwar Pujara named five Indians in the list, with the most players from the country, followed by Australia, who are currently playing against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team, and the rest from the other countries. Surprisingly, there has been no cricketer added to the list from New Zealand, who have been performing well in the traditional format of the game.
Pujara in the video said, "My current World Test XI is: I'll start with Aiden Markram and KL Rahul to open. Joe Root at No. 3, [Steve] Smith at No. 4, and Shubman Gill at No. 5. So, this is 3, 4, and 5. No. 6 will be a wicketkeeper; that will be Rishabh Pant. All-rounder will be Ravindra Jadeja at No. 7."
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"Unfortunately, Ben Stokes has retired, so he's not there. Otherwise, I would have picked him. Then, No. 8 will be another spinner, which will be Nathan Lyon. The seamers will be [Jasprit] Bumrah, [Pat] Cummins and [Josh] Hazlewood."
Why have KL Rahul and Aiden Markram been picked?
Aiden Markram has been a sensational opener for South Africa across formats. The T20I skipper has also been amazing in the red-ball format. His amazing innings of 136 runs in the last ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia helped his side to win their maiden WTC mace.
Joe Root, Steve Smith and Shubman Gill find a place in Cheteshwar Pujara's XI
Joe Root, Steve Smith and Shubman Gill have been in sensational form in the traditional format. The current England Test captain is the leading run-getter among active cricketers, followed by Smith and Gill. After taking over the captaincy has been scoring consistently in the red-ball format.
Cheteshwar Pujara's current Test 11: Aiden Markram, KL Rahul, Joe Root, Steve Smith, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nathan Lyon, Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood
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