Ricky Ponting picks Virat Kohli as captain of Test team of the decade

MELBOURNE: Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, on Monday, picked India skipper Virat Kohli to lead his all-star Test team of the decade, which featured four English players. Ponting’s Test team of the 2010s doesn’t feature any other Indian apart from Kohli, who has currently ranked No 1 in both ICC Test and ODI rankings for batsmen. The Englishmen in his team include all-rounder Ben Stokes, batsman Alastair Cook, and the pace duo of Stuart Broad and James Anderson. Among the Australians, he has opted for Steve Smith and David Warner along with spinner Nathan Lyon.

“Everyone’s picking teams of the decade so I thought I’d join in the fun,” Ponting wrote on his Twitter handle.

“This would be my Test team of the 2010s: David Warner, Alastair Cook, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli (c), Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Ben Stokes, Dale Steyn, Nathan Lyon, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.” Agencies

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